School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.8869 GPI in 2008. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Cambodia, 2000–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.8869 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2008. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Cambodia peaked at 0.8869 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8053 GPI, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 156th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8053 GPI | — |
| 2001 | 0.8291 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.839 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8602 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8797 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8817 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8869 GPI | +0.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.8869 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9957 GPI, 89% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.8869 GPI is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04 GPI, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
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, gender parity index in Cambodia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Cambodia was 0.8869 GPI in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8869 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8053 GPI in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Cambodia ranks 156th out of 175 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.