School life expectancy, primary, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.71 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Cambodia, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 6.71 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Cambodia peaked at 12.63 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2.07 years, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 41st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.65 years | 2.07 years | 3 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 10.8 years | 8.98 years | 12.63 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.42 years | 6.11 years | 6.85 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.61 years | 6.58 years | 8.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.94 years | 6.49 years | 7.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.51 years | 6.38 years | 6.71 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, male in Cambodia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Cambodia was 6.71 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.63 years in 1986.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 years in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Cambodia ranks 41st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release