School enrollment, tertiary, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: School enrollment, tertiary, male was 20.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, male 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, male in Cambodia is 20.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, male in Cambodia peaked at 20.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1997.
Cambodia ranks 118th 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, male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.6% | — |
| 1973 | 2.5% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -31.1% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +34.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +63.0% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | +25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 2.9% | 13.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.3% | 15.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 12.9% | 20.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 115 Ghana 21.1% compare
- 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.7% compare
- 117 Luxembourg 20.5% compare
- 119 Turkmenistan 19.7% compare
- 120 Iraq 19.6% compare
- 121 Comoros 19.4% compare
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, male in Cambodia?
- School enrollment, tertiary, male in Cambodia was 20.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for school enrollment, tertiary, male?
- Cambodia ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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, tertiary, male (% 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.