Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cambodia stood at 97.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cambodia peaked at 99.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 1972.
Cambodia ranks 64th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 95.1% | — |
| 1972 | 93.3% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 94.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 97.0% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.2% | 93.3% | 95.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 96.2% | 94.2% | 97.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.4% | 98.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 97.9% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 61 Lao People's Democratic Republic 98.2% compare
- 62 Lesotho 97.9% compare
- 63 Micronesia (country) 97.9% compare
- 65 Peru 97.8% compare
- 66 Madagascar 97.8% compare
- 67 Tonga 97.7% compare
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1285 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cambodia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cambodia was 97.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 1972.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cambodia ranks 64th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release