School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 2.06 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.06 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
65th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.11 million number
in 2003
All-time low
994,552 number
in 1987
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cambodia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cambodia is 2.06 million number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cambodia peaked at 2.11 million number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 994,552 number, in 1987.
That places Cambodia 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.20 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.22 million number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.24 million number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.26 million number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.27 million number | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.28 million number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.27 million number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.24 million number | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.21 million number | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.19 million number | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.17 million number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.15 million number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.15 million number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.13 million number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.10 million number | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.06 million number | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.02 million number | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 994,552 number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.03 million number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.13 million number | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 1.28 million number | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 1.47 million number | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 1.65 million number | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 1.80 million number | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 1.91 million number | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 1.98 million number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.02 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 2.06 million number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.09 million number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.10 million number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.10 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.10 million number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.11 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.11 million number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.09 million number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.06 million number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.00 million number | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.94 million number | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.89 million number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.86 million number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.84 million number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.82 million number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.80 million number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.82 million number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.86 million number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.91 million number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.96 million number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.00 million number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.03 million number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.06 million number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.28 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 million number | 994,552 number | 1.17 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 million number | 1.28 million number | 2.10 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 million number | 1.86 million number | 2.11 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 million number | 1.80 million number | 2.03 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 million number | 2.06 million number | 2.06 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 109.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cambodia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cambodia was 2.06 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 million number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 994,552 number in 1987.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Cambodia ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.