School age population, lower secondary education, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 506,135 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
506,135
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
71st
of 220 countries
All-time high
549,970
in 2007
All-time low
139,787
in 1991
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Cambodia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Cambodia is 506,135, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Cambodia peaked at 549,970 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 139,787, in 1991.
That places Cambodia 71st out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 246,066 | — |
| 1971 | 249,344 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 253,475 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 257,702 | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 262,447 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 268,163 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 259,205 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 247,455 | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 234,865 | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 222,952 | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 228,443 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 231,294 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 235,523 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 239,755 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 240,663 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 239,302 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 233,460 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 221,653 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 200,692 | -9.5% |
| 1989 | 173,443 | -13.6% |
| 1990 | 146,590 | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 139,787 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 163,137 | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 225,247 | +38.1% |
| 1994 | 280,504 | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 347,863 | +24.0% |
| 1996 | 397,429 | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 445,097 | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 490,611 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 506,286 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 513,709 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 518,529 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 520,748 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 525,913 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 532,198 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 537,999 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 544,181 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 549,970 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 545,642 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 528,535 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 504,472 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 483,077 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 467,827 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 461,449 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 458,929 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 457,534 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 457,858 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 460,418 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 478,858 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 505,032 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 513,695 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 520,789 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 519,646 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 513,705 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 507,531 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 506,135 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 250,167 | 222,952 | 268,163 | 10 |
| 1980s | 224,423 | 173,443 | 240,663 | 10 |
| 1990s | 314,255 | 139,787 | 506,286 | 10 |
| 2000s | 531,742 | 513,709 | 549,970 | 10 |
| 2010s | 473,545 | 457,534 | 505,032 | 10 |
| 2020s | 513,584 | 506,135 | 520,789 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,016 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Cambodia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Cambodia was 506,135 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 549,970 in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,787 in 1991.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Cambodia ranks 71st out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release