School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) 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 (years) 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% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 10.04 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6 years, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 10.04 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.7 years, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +140.8% | 2.93 years | 7.05 years |
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.4 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.31 (2024)
- 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)
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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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.