Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0016 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.0016 units per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.0018 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 180th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0005 units per person | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 units per person | +178.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 units per person | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 units per person | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0014 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 units per person | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 units per person | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 units per person | +2.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0016 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0016 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0038 units per person, 41% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +178.9% | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0014 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 177 Burundi 0.0017 units per person compare
- 178 Afghanistan 0.0016 units per person compare
- 179 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0016 units per person compare
- 181 Eritrea 0.0016 units per person compare
- 182 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0015 units per person compare
- 183 Bangladesh 0.0015 units per person compare
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Cambodia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Cambodia was 0.0016 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 180th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.