Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cambodia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cambodia is 94.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cambodia peaked at 99.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 1998.
Cambodia ranks 60th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 88.7% | — |
| 1999 | 90.9% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 93.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 93.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 94.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 94.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.7%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.8% | 88.7% | 90.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.4% | 89.8% | 94.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 94.6% | 99.2% | 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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cambodia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cambodia was 94.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 1998.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cambodia ranks 60th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Share of all students in upper 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