School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.15 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia is 1.15 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4528 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4528 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.522 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 0.52 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5378 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5643 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6045 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6408 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6886 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7815 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8136 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.852 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.13 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.15 GPIA | +3.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.15 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.15 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +27.7% | 0.852 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4528 GPIA | 0.4528 GPIA | 0.4528 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.521 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | 0.522 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6854 GPIA | 0.5378 GPIA | 0.852 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1285 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia was 1.15 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4528 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cambodia ranks 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release