School life expectancy, primary, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.43 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Cambodia, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in Cambodia stood at 6.43 years.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Cambodia peaked at 10.51 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.56 years, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 54th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.91 years | 1.56 years | 2.1 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 8.82 years | 7.32 years | 10.51 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.39 years | 5.17 years | 5.7 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 5.72 years | 7.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.68 years | 6.29 years | 7.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.34 years | 6.25 years | 6.43 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 109.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 46,016 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Cambodia?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Cambodia was 6.43 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.51 years in 1986.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 years in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Cambodia ranks 54th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release