School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) was 8.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cambodia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 8.7 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cambodia peaked at 8.97 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.67 years, in 1998.
That places Cambodia 121st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.67 years | — |
| 1999 | 5.95 years | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 6.23 years | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 6.84 years | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 7.84 years | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 8.21 years | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 8.57 years | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 8.83 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 8.92 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 8.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.84 years | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.97 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.91 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.77 years | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.71 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 8.52 years | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.77 years | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 8.43 years | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 8.43 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.42 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.45 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 8.43 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.65 years | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 8.53 years | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 8.7 years | +2.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 8.7 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.66 years, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 8.7 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.95 years, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.81 years | 5.67 years | 5.95 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.22 years | 6.23 years | 8.97 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.61 years | 8.42 years | 8.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.55 years | 8.43 years | 8.7 years | 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 and lower secondary, female in Cambodia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Cambodia was 8.7 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.97 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.67 years in 1998.
- How does Cambodia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Cambodia ranks 121st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release