Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 6.6% 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 6.6%.
That represents a change of up 153.0% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cambodia peaked at 11.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2020.
That places Cambodia 130th 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 | 11.1% | — |
| 1999 | 7.7% | -30.2% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +45.3% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -60.8% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +153.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.9% | 10.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 127 South Africa 8.2% compare
- 128 Macau, China 6.9% compare
- 129 Pakistan 6.7% compare
- 131 British Virgin Islands 6.6% compare
- 132 India 6.2% compare
- 133 Palestine, State of 6.1% compare
More education data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 6.6% 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 11.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2020.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cambodia ranks 130th 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 0.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release