School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 489,925 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Cambodia, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 489,925 for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Cambodia peaked at 510,788 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 148,410, in 1994.
Cambodia ranks 68th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 220,435 | — |
| 1971 | 221,655 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 227,022 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 233,573 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 239,165 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 243,709 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 236,243 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 226,947 | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 218,265 | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 210,343 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 220,424 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 221,911 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 226,639 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 231,029 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 237,145 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 240,811 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 245,702 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 247,434 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 247,662 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 241,334 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 229,022 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 206,333 | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 177,254 | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 154,549 | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 148,410 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 209,388 | +41.1% |
| 1996 | 300,530 | +43.5% |
| 1997 | 381,015 | +26.8% |
| 1998 | 443,706 | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 459,453 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 466,373 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 472,708 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 477,210 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 479,586 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 483,691 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 488,131 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 495,233 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 501,903 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 504,412 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 509,626 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 510,788 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 505,791 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 488,531 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 464,468 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 444,118 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 431,360 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 427,510 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 428,116 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 433,828 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 440,363 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 446,352 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 461,206 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 474,926 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 484,317 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 488,173 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 489,925 | +0.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 489,925 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 464,124, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 489,925 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45,811, 10.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +43.5% | 209,388 | 300,530 |
| 1995 | +41.1% | 148,410 | 209,388 |
| 1997 | +26.8% | 300,530 | 381,015 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 227,736 | 210,343 | 243,709 | 10 |
| 1980s | 236,009 | 220,424 | 247,662 | 10 |
| 1990s | 270,966 | 148,410 | 459,453 | 10 |
| 2000s | 487,887 | 466,373 | 509,626 | 10 |
| 2010s | 457,487 | 427,510 | 510,788 | 10 |
| 2020s | 474,150 | 446,352 | 489,925 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1285 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Cambodia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Cambodia was 489,925 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 510,788 in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,410 in 1994.
- How does Cambodia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Cambodia ranks 68th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release