School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 747,673 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
747,673 number
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
62nd
of 203 countries
All-time high
841,517 number
in 2005
All-time low
311,754 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Cambodia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, female in Cambodia stood at 747,673 number.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Cambodia peaked at 841,517 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 311,754 number, in 1970.
Cambodia ranks 62nd of 203 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) (age) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 311,754 number | — |
| 1971 | 330,146 number | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 350,580 number | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 369,499 number | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 383,824 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 393,011 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 396,523 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 391,233 number | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 384,213 number | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 378,179 number | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 373,834 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 371,706 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 377,357 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 383,236 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 389,274 number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 396,352 number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 404,406 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 406,805 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 412,645 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 420,466 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 428,790 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 438,324 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 451,041 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 457,186 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 454,949 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 445,813 number | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 428,115 number | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 403,771 number | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 392,205 number | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 408,409 number | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 456,054 number | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 543,553 number | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 650,848 number | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 746,983 number | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 810,537 number | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 841,517 number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 833,615 number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 800,490 number | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 751,433 number | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 712,195 number | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 692,013 number | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 735,664 number | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 776,400 number | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 799,522 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 808,762 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 804,409 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 774,471 number | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 760,509 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 747,673 number | -1.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 747,673 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 747,673 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117,527 number, 6.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 368,896 number | 311,754 number | 396,523 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 393,608 number | 371,706 number | 420,466 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 430,860 number | 392,205 number | 457,186 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 714,722 number | 456,054 number | 841,517 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 766,603 number | 692,013 number | 808,762 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, female in Cambodia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Cambodia was 747,673 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 841,517 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 311,754 number in 1970.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Cambodia ranks 62nd out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 49 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.