School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 1.05 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.05 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
65th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.07 million number
in 2002
All-time low
489,183 number
in 1987
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Cambodia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Cambodia is 1.05 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Cambodia peaked at 1.07 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 489,183 number, in 1987.
Cambodia ranks 65th of 206 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, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 602,165 number | — |
| 1971 | 610,589 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 620,663 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 630,749 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 637,853 number | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 639,033 number | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 633,177 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 616,745 number | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 600,323 number | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 586,140 number | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 576,048 number | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 569,713 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 569,580 number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 562,670 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 547,750 number | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 525,474 number | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 502,574 number | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 489,183 number | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 507,682 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 558,500 number | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 639,802 number | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 739,110 number | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 834,337 number | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 910,041 number | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 964,649 number | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 998,712 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.04 million number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.07 million number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.07 million number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.07 million number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 million number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million number | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 990,157 number | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 964,807 number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 945,480 number | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 931,547 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 921,920 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 910,129 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 909,983 number | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 921,792 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 944,799 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 974,473 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.00 million number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million number | +1.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.05 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 740,623 number, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.05 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93,399 number, 11.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 617,744 number | 586,140 number | 639,033 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 540,917 number | 489,183 number | 576,048 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 926,729 number | 639,802 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million number | 945,480 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 958,285 number | 909,983 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.05 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, male in Cambodia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Cambodia was 1.05 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 489,183 number in 1987.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Cambodia ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.