School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.81 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.81 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
71st
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.10 million number
in 2001
All-time low
955,693 number
in 1992
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia is 1.81 million number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia peaked at 2.10 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 955,693 number, in 1992.
Cambodia ranks 71st 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, secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.02 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 million number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.05 million number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.06 million number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.08 million number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.09 million number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.09 million number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.06 million number | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.03 million number | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 996,971 number | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 972,979 number | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 961,930 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 982,026 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.00 million number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.03 million number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.06 million number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.09 million number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.09 million number | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.08 million number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.06 million number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.03 million number | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 972,224 number | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 955,693 number | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 981,583 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.05 million number | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 1.17 million number | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 1.34 million number | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 1.54 million number | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 1.73 million number | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 1.91 million number | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 2.03 million number | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 2.10 million number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.07 million number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.04 million number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.01 million number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.01 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.04 million number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.05 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.06 million number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.05 million number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.04 million number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.01 million number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.96 million number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.92 million number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.88 million number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.84 million number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.81 million number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.78 million number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.78 million number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.78 million number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.81 million number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 million number | 996,971 number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million number | 961,930 number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 million number | 955,693 number | 1.91 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 million number | 2.01 million number | 2.10 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 million number | 1.78 million number | 2.04 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 million number | 1.81 million number | 1.81 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,672 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,344 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 165,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,111 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 28.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia was 1.81 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.10 million number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 955,693 number in 1992.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Cambodia ranks 71st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.