School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 488,652 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cambodia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 488,652 for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cambodia peaked at 526,239 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 138,228, in 1991.
Cambodia ranks 71st of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 242,644 | — |
| 1971 | 245,879 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 250,004 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 254,216 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 258,857 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 264,413 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 258,472 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 249,827 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 240,337 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 231,168 | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 236,774 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 239,363 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 243,659 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 248,158 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 249,493 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 248,590 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 242,859 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 229,845 | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 206,425 | -10.2% |
| 1989 | 176,313 | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 146,821 | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 138,228 | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 160,304 | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 221,448 | +38.1% |
| 1994 | 275,556 | +24.4% |
| 1995 | 346,998 | +25.9% |
| 1996 | 397,928 | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 443,538 | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 483,244 | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 490,754 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 493,466 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 497,815 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 502,461 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 509,813 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 516,778 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 521,734 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 526,239 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 525,446 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 518,761 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 500,905 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 476,916 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 456,745 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 444,267 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 440,715 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 440,948 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 441,754 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 443,541 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 446,642 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 460,426 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 481,614 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 489,932 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 495,709 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 495,639 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 492,201 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 488,724 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 488,652 | -0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 488,652 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 447,500, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 488,652 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44,322, 11.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +38.1% | 160,304 | 221,448 |
| 1995 | +25.9% | 275,556 | 346,998 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 249,582 | 231,168 | 264,413 | 10 |
| 1980s | 232,148 | 176,313 | 249,493 | 10 |
| 1990s | 310,482 | 138,228 | 490,754 | 10 |
| 2000s | 511,342 | 493,466 | 526,239 | 10 |
| 2010s | 453,357 | 440,715 | 481,614 | 10 |
| 2020s | 491,810 | 488,652 | 495,709 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 107,312 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 124,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 199,569 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 201,390 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1285 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cambodia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cambodia was 488,652 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 526,239 in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,228 in 1991.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Cambodia ranks 71st out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release