School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 937,538 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
937,538 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
68th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.08 million number
in 2006
All-time low
438,160 number
in 1991
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia is 937,538 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia peaked at 1.08 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 438,160 number, in 1991.
Cambodia ranks 68th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 530,546 number | — |
| 1971 | 535,916 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 542,894 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 552,453 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 561,951 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 568,522 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 570,294 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 554,632 number | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 536,641 number | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 521,372 number | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 511,655 number | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 508,287 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 517,643 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 528,182 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 539,871 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 555,995 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 573,094 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 565,097 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 540,916 number | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 507,316 number | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 468,834 number | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 438,160 number | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 451,457 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 513,590 number | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 607,539 number | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 714,192 number | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 816,963 number | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 919,333 number | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 990,801 number | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million number | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.08 million number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.06 million number | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.03 million number | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 998,473 number | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 975,113 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 950,930 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 931,277 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 914,735 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 898,130 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 882,791 number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 878,562 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 889,662 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 911,221 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 937,538 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 547,522 number | 521,372 number | 570,294 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 534,806 number | 507,316 number | 573,094 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 694,935 number | 438,160 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 923,089 number | 878,562 number | 998,473 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 937,538 number | 937,538 number | 937,538 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,672 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,344 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 165,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,111 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 28.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia was 937,538 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 438,160 number in 1991.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Cambodia ranks 68th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.