School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 460,696 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
460,696 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
68th
of 205 countries
All-time high
530,839 number
in 2006
All-time low
224,025 number
in 1991
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cambodia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 460,696 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cambodia peaked at 530,839 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 224,025 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, female (number) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 266,184 number | — |
| 1971 | 268,818 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 272,344 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 277,187 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 282,169 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 286,093 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 288,147 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 283,976 number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 278,477 number | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 273,369 number | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 269,551 number | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 267,255 number | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 269,722 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 272,619 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 275,982 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 281,388 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 287,427 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 282,565 number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 270,849 number | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 255,276 number | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 237,758 number | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 224,025 number | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 230,937 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 260,750 number | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 305,573 number | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 356,494 number | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 405,733 number | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 456,154 number | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 491,425 number | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 509,324 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 513,750 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 511,138 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 499,702 number | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 495,429 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 501,119 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 514,941 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 530,839 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 529,447 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 517,998 number | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 501,033 number | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 485,216 number | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 474,559 number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 465,021 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 457,309 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 450,873 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 444,500 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 438,680 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 437,144 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 441,616 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 450,230 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 460,696 number | +2.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 460,696 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 364,781 number, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 460,696 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61,459 number, 7.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 277,676 number | 266,184 number | 288,147 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 273,263 number | 255,276 number | 287,427 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 347,817 number | 224,025 number | 509,324 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 511,540 number | 495,429 number | 530,839 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 454,515 number | 437,144 number | 485,216 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 460,696 number | 460,696 number | 460,696 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.4 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.31 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cambodia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cambodia was 460,696 number in 2020, 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 530,839 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 224,025 number in 1991.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Cambodia ranks 68th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.