School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 869,080 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
869,080 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
69th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.06 million number
in 2001
All-time low
445,327 number
in 1994
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia stood at 869,080 number.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia peaked at 1.06 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 445,327 number, in 1994.
That places Cambodia 69th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 486,437 number | — |
| 1971 | 498,048 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 505,005 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 510,477 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 515,139 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 517,975 number | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 519,167 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 507,541 number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 492,321 number | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 475,599 number | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 461,324 number | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 453,643 number | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 464,383 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 476,218 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 488,510 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 502,428 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 517,760 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 525,412 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 540,794 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 555,675 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 556,249 number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 534,064 number | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 504,236 number | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 467,993 number | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 445,327 number | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 457,503 number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 520,122 number | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 616,486 number | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 744,046 number | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 877,486 number | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 991,668 number | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 1.06 million number | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million number | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 987,061 number | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 959,173 number | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 960,216 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 967,363 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 994,171 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 985,344 number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 963,063 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 942,722 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 924,062 number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 906,424 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 888,281 number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 873,311 number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 869,080 number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 502,771 number | 475,599 number | 519,167 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 498,615 number | 453,643 number | 555,675 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 572,351 number | 445,327 number | 877,486 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million number | 959,173 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 957,307 number | 873,311 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 869,080 number | 869,080 number | 869,080 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cambodia was 869,080 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million number in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 445,327 number in 1994.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Cambodia ranks 69th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.