School age population, lower secondary education, male in Cambodia

Cambodia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 476,842 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
476,842 number
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
68th
of 205 countries
All-time high
553,096 number
in 2007
All-time low
214,135 number
in 1991
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, male in Cambodia, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Cambodia is 476,842 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Cambodia peaked at 553,096 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 214,135 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, male in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Cambodia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 264,362 number
1971 267,098 number +1.0%
1972 270,550 number +1.3%
1973 275,266 number +1.7%
1974 279,782 number +1.6%
1975 282,429 number +0.9%
1976 282,147 number -0.1%
1977 270,656 number -4.1%
1978 258,164 number -4.6%
1979 248,003 number -3.9%
1980 242,104 number -2.4%
1981 241,032 number -0.4%
1982 247,921 number +2.9%
1983 255,563 number +3.1%
1984 263,889 number +3.3%
1985 274,607 number +4.1%
1986 285,667 number +4.0%
1987 282,532 number -1.1%
1988 270,067 number -4.4%
1989 252,040 number -6.7%
1990 231,076 number -8.3%
1991 214,135 number -7.3%
1992 220,520 number +3.0%
1993 252,840 number +14.7%
1994 301,966 number +19.4%
1995 357,698 number +18.5%
1996 411,230 number +15.0%
1997 463,179 number +12.6%
1998 499,376 number +7.8%
1999 519,157 number +4.0%
2000 527,257 number +1.6%
2001 529,633 number +0.5%
2002 521,109 number -1.6%
2003 518,101 number -0.6%
2004 523,592 number +1.1%
2005 536,548 number +2.5%
2006 551,797 number +2.8%
2007 553,096 number +0.2%
2008 545,073 number -1.5%
2009 529,711 number -2.8%
2010 513,257 number -3.1%
2011 500,554 number -2.5%
2012 485,909 number -2.9%
2013 473,968 number -2.5%
2014 463,862 number -2.1%
2015 453,630 number -2.2%
2016 444,111 number -2.1%
2017 441,418 number -0.6%
2018 448,046 number +1.5%
2019 460,991 number +2.9%
2020 476,842 number +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 269,846 number 248,003 number 282,429 number 10
1980s 261,542 number 241,032 number 285,667 number 10
1990s 347,118 number 214,135 number 519,157 number 10
2000s 533,592 number 518,101 number 553,096 number 10
2010s 468,575 number 441,418 number 513,257 number 10
2020s 476,842 number 476,842 number 476,842 number 1

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 65 North Korea 552,654 number compare
  2. 66 Burundi 519,685 number compare
  3. 67 Syria 518,429 number compare
  4. 69 Ecuador 475,238 number compare
  5. 70 Tajikistan 458,902 number compare
  6. 71 Zambia 458,623 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Cambodia?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Cambodia was 476,842 number in 2020, 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 553,096 number in 2007.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 214,135 number in 1991.
How does Cambodia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Cambodia ranks 68th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.