School enrollment, primary, private in Cambodia
Cambodia: School enrollment, primary, private was 5.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, primary, private in Cambodia, 1971–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 5.7% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2019. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 383.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Cambodia peaked at 5.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2005.
Cambodia ranks 143rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, primary, private in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.3% | — |
| 1972 | 1.5% | -54.0% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | +57.9% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -34.2% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -41.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -35.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +87.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +68.8% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +60.1% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +31.4% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +33.5% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.5% | 3.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,672 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,344 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 165,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 150,111 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 28.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Cambodia?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Cambodia was 5.7% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
- How does Cambodia rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Cambodia ranks 143rd out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 383.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.