Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 3.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 3.7% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 52.6% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia peaked at 17.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2011.
Cambodia ranks 106th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.5% | — |
| 1998 | 17.0% | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -33.5% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -60.7% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +26.7% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -79.8% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +89.2% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +238.8% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +42.5% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -50.5% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -52.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 14.5% | 17.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.1% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 1.4% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 3.7% | 15.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia was 3.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 106th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.