School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 22.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Cambodia, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, female in Cambodia is 22.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Cambodia peaked at 22.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1997.
Cambodia ranks 132nd of 187 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, tertiary, female (% gross) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.7% | — |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -26.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -31.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +141.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +44.9% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +66.5% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +27.2% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +27.6% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +36.5% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +20.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 22.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.0%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 22.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.5%, 39% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +141.5% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.9% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 9.1% | 14.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 13.7% | 22.7% | 5 |
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 enrollment, tertiary, female in Cambodia?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Cambodia was 22.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Cambodia ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.9%. 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, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.