School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9589 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9589 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
177th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.6979 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
37
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia stood at 0.9589 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6979 GPIA, in 1972.
Cambodia ranks 177th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7516 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.6979 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7168 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8319 GPIA | +16.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8066 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8121 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8155 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8324 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8193 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8361 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8467 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.866 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8699 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.886 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.897 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9097 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9212 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9308 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9365 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9505 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9489 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9631 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9528 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9537 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9282 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9606 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9993 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9729 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9676 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.969 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9689 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9656 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9796 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9615 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9589 GPIA | -0.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.9589 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 GPIA, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.9589 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9953 GPIA, 96% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7221 GPIA | 0.6979 GPIA | 0.7516 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.8166 GPIA | 0.8066 GPIA | 0.8319 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.8401 GPIA | 0.8193 GPIA | 0.866 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9191 GPIA | 0.8699 GPIA | 0.9505 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9636 GPIA | 0.9282 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9738 GPIA | 0.9589 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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 life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia was 0.9589 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6979 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Cambodia rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cambodia ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release