Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 36.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cambodia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 36.5% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 168.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cambodia peaked at 36.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 134th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 4.8% | 12.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 11.2% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 23.2% | 36.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 109.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 46,016 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.55 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cambodia?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cambodia was 36.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Cambodia ranks 134th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.