School age population, primary education, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, primary education, female was 1.00 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Cambodia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Cambodia is 1.00 million number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Cambodia peaked at 1.04 million number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 505,369 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 619,972 number | 600,136 number | 636,742 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 552,621 number | 505,369 number | 592,125 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 908,561 number | 642,865 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 994,059 number | 911,866 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 926,168 number | 891,951 number | 990,121 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.00 million number | 1.00 million number | 1.00 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, female in Cambodia?
- School age population, primary education, female in Cambodia was 1.00 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 505,369 number in 1987.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Cambodia ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.