School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
53rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.6713 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
19
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cambodia stood at 1.03 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cambodia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6713 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 53rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6713 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.7876 GPIA | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8055 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8105 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8277 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8429 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8549 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8708 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8976 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9065 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.923 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6713 GPIA | 0.6713 GPIA | 0.6713 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7965 GPIA | 0.7876 GPIA | 0.8055 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8667 GPIA | 0.8105 GPIA | 0.923 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 50 Mauritius 1.03 GPIA compare
- 51 Costa Rica 1.03 GPIA compare
- 52 New Caledonia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 1.03 GPIA compare
- 55 Ecuador 1.03 GPIA compare
- 56 Seychelles 1.02 GPIA compare
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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cambodia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cambodia was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6713 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Cambodia ranks 53rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release