Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 3.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cambodia, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cambodia stood at 3.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 197.1% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cambodia peaked at 11.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
That places Cambodia 132nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.7% | — |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | -31.8% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +34.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -19.8% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -28.3% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +52.3% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -86.1% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +197.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.9% | 10.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,016 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 616,409 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 555,107 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 400,959 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.97 % change on previous year (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 3.5% in 2023, 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 11.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cambodia ranks 132nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release