School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 1.00 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.00 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
65th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.04 million number
in 2003
All-time low
505,369 number
in 1987
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 600,136 number | — |
| 1971 | 608,526 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 618,502 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 627,883 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 634,567 number | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 636,742 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 634,022 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 623,950 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 613,032 number | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 602,363 number | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 592,125 number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 580,850 number | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 579,039 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 570,566 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 555,244 number | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 534,791 number | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 515,429 number | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 505,369 number | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 523,241 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 569,560 number | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 642,865 number | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 732,500 number | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 819,092 number | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 889,690 number | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 942,634 number | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 977,734 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 998,903 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.02 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.03 million number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.04 million number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 982,171 number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 949,359 number | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 926,488 number | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 911,866 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 903,579 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 899,138 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 891,951 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 892,358 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 900,584 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 916,274 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 936,724 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 956,503 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 974,452 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 990,121 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million number | +1.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.00 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 693,332 number, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.00 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90,195 number, 11.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.