Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 7,427 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Cambodia, 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Cambodia stood at 7,427 number. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Cambodia peaked at 7,427 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,888 number, in 1997.
Cambodia ranks 93rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,428 number | — |
| 1994 | 2,058 number | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 1,954 number | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 1,888 number | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 1,911 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,333 number | +22.1% |
| 2001 | 3,262 number | +39.8% |
| 2002 | 3,163 number | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 3,440 number | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 3,183 number | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 3,843 number | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 4,033 number | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4,261 number | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 4,899 number | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 3,800 number | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 4,009 number | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 4,624 number | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 4,809 number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 5,376 number | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 5,728 number | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 5,878 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 6,225 number | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 7,024 number | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 7,427 number | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,048 number | 1,888 number | 2,428 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 3,602 number | 2,333 number | 4,899 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,490 number | 3,800 number | 7,427 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 46,016 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 109.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Cambodia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Cambodia was 7,427 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,427 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,888 number in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Cambodia ranks 93rd out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.