School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) 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 (years) (life both) 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% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 3.46 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2 years, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 3.46 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.77 years, 60% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +261.9% | 0.6393 years | 2.31 years |
| 1998 | -55.4% | 2.31 years | 1.03 years |
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
- 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, 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