School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 9.9 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia stood at 9.9 years.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia peaked at 10.53 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.83 years, in 1971.
Cambodia ranks 174th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.83 years | — |
| 1998 | 7.47 years | +163.5% |
| 1999 | 7.64 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 8.01 years | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 8.55 years | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 9.59 years | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 9.97 years | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 10.28 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 10.52 years | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 10.53 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.35 years | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.92 years | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 8.88 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.87 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.51 years | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 9.35 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 9.45 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.77 years | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 9.9 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.83 years | 2.83 years | 2.83 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.56 years | 7.47 years | 7.64 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.72 years | 8.01 years | 10.53 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.89 years | 8.87 years | 8.92 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.6 years | 9.35 years | 9.9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cambodia was 9.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.53 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 years in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Cambodia ranks 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release