School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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