School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 10.04 years in 2008. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cambodia, 1971–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cambodia is 10.04 years, measured in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cambodia peaked at 10.11 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.17 years, in 1971.
Cambodia ranks 149th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.17 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.93 years | +35.2% |
| 1991 | 7.05 years | +140.8% |
| 1998 | 6.89 years | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 7.1 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 7.47 years | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 8.09 years | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 9.14 years | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 9.55 years | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 9.81 years | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 10.03 years | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 10.11 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.04 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.55 years | 2.17 years | 2.93 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.01 years | 6.89 years | 7.1 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.28 years | 7.47 years | 10.11 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 146 Tajikistan 10.23 years compare
- 147 Burundi 10.16 years compare
- 148 Puerto Rico 10.11 years
- 150 India 10.01 years compare
- 151 Kenya 9.98 years compare
- 152 El Salvador 9.98 years 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, both sexes in Cambodia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Cambodia was 10.04 years in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.11 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 years in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Cambodia ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.