Secondary education, pupils in Cambodia
Cambodia: Secondary education, pupils was 44.9% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Cambodia, 1971–2008
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 44.9% for secondary education, pupils in 2008. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Cambodia peaked at 44.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 180th out of 203 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 30.9% | — |
| 1998 | 34.8% | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 34.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 34.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 34.4% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 34.9% | 44.9% | 8 |
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 secondary education, pupils in Cambodia?
- Secondary education, pupils in Cambodia was 44.9% in 2008, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Cambodia ranks 180th out of 203 countries with data for 2008.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.