School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 10.55 years in 2008. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cambodia, 1971–2008
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cambodia is 10.55 years, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cambodia peaked at 10.55 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.24 years, in 1971.
Cambodia ranks 147th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.24 years | — |
| 1972 | 3 years | +34.3% |
| 1991 | 7.09 years | +136.0% |
| 2000 | 7.63 years | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 8.24 years | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 9.32 years | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 9.72 years | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 10.01 years | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 10.36 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 10.54 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 10.55 years | +0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 10.55 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.24 years, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 10.55 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.38 years, 79% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.62 years | 2.24 years | 3 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.09 years | 7.09 years | 7.09 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.55 years | 7.63 years | 10.55 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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 to tertiary, both sexes in Cambodia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Cambodia was 10.55 years in 2008, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.55 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 years in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Cambodia ranks 147th out of 183 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.