School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 3.46 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cambodia is 3.46 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cambodia peaked at 3.46 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5546 years, in 1971.
Cambodia ranks 176th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5546 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.6393 years | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 2.31 years | +261.9% |
| 1998 | 1.03 years | -55.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 years | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.1 years | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 1.22 years | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 1.43 years | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 1.67 years | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 1.89 years | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 2.36 years | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 2.54 years | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 2.67 years | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 2.91 years | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 2.98 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.95 years | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.12 years | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 3.25 years | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 3.34 years | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.41 years | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 3.46 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5969 years | 0.5546 years | 0.6393 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.45 years | 1.01 years | 2.31 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.86 years | 1.1 years | 2.67 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.95 years | 2.91 years | 2.98 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.32 years | 3.12 years | 3.46 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,016 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 109.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cambodia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cambodia was 3.46 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5546 years in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Cambodia ranks 176th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release