School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 894,319 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
894,319 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
71st
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.04 million number
in 2001
All-time low
484,727 number
in 1992
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Cambodia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Cambodia is 894,319 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Cambodia peaked at 1.04 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 484,727 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, female (number) (age) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 511,123 number | — |
| 1971 | 519,618 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 526,568 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 534,140 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 541,702 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 547,752 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 551,648 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 545,120 number | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 536,382 number | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 527,617 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 520,608 number | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 516,441 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 521,965 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 527,704 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 533,928 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 543,077 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 553,926 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 550,672 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 544,300 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 534,062 number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 515,781 number | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 491,447 number | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 484,727 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 498,309 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 533,372 number | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 590,874 number | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 670,316 number | +13.4% |
| 1997 | 767,340 number | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 864,723 number | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 948,075 number | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million number | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.00 million number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 986,374 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 984,297 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 999,765 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.00 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 999,381 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 989,412 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 974,050 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 955,031 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 936,150 number | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 920,763 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 906,330 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 893,202 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 884,852 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 882,414 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 885,372 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 894,319 number | +1.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 894,319 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 676,884 number, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 894,319 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 121,936 number, 7.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 534,167 number | 511,123 number | 551,648 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 534,668 number | 516,441 number | 553,926 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 636,496 number | 484,727 number | 948,075 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million number | 984,297 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 922,758 number | 882,414 number | 989,412 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 894,319 number | 894,319 number | 894,319 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, secondary education, female in Cambodia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Cambodia was 894,319 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 484,727 number in 1992.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Cambodia ranks 71st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.