School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) was 3.19 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Cambodia stood at 3.19 years.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Cambodia peaked at 3.2 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7617 years, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 186th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7617 years | — |
| 1998 | 1.36 years | +78.5% |
| 1999 | 1.34 years | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.43 years | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.55 years | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 1.78 years | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 2.03 years | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 2.23 years | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 2.64 years | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 2.79 years | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.88 years | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.78 years | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.81 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.74 years | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.98 years | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 2.97 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.07 years | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 3.2 years | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 3.19 years | -0.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 3.19 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.05 years, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 3.19 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.6 years, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, male (years) (life male years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +78.5% | 0.7617 years | 1.36 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7617 years | 0.7617 years | 0.7617 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.35 years | 1.34 years | 1.36 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.17 years | 1.43 years | 2.88 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.78 years | 2.74 years | 2.81 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.08 years | 2.97 years | 3.2 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, male in Cambodia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Cambodia was 3.19 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7617 years in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Cambodia ranks 186th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release