School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.51 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cambodia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cambodia is 1.51 million number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cambodia peaked at 1.68 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 617,799 number, in 1970.
That places Cambodia 63rd out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 617,799 number | — |
| 1971 | 653,891 number | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 694,542 number | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 732,178 number | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 760,043 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 776,252 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 779,253 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 759,365 number | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 733,375 number | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 707,615 number | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 684,676 number | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 666,168 number | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 673,991 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 685,546 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 701,066 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 721,457 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 746,154 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 760,824 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 782,393 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 807,059 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 831,936 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 858,595 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 891,188 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 908,065 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 905,235 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 886,103 number | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 847,140 number | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 792,105 number | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 764,453 number | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 795,223 number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 890,964 number | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 million number | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 1.29 million number | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 1.48 million number | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 1.61 million number | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 1.68 million number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.67 million number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million number | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.51 million number | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.43 million number | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million number | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.50 million number | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 1.59 million number | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.65 million number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.65 million number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.58 million number | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.55 million number | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million number | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 721,431 number | 617,799 number | 779,253 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 722,933 number | 666,168 number | 807,059 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 848,004 number | 764,453 number | 908,065 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 million number | 890,964 number | 1.68 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million number | 1.40 million number | 1.67 million number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Cambodia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Cambodia was 1.51 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 617,799 number in 1970.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Cambodia ranks 63rd out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.