Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 30,007 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Cambodia, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Cambodia is 30,007 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Cambodia peaked at 30,007 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,945 number, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 86th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2,945 number | — |
| 1973 | 3,346 number | +13.6% |
| 1986 | 8,704 number | +160.1% |
| 1988 | 10,869 number | +24.9% |
| 1989 | 11,007 number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 11,440 number | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 12,532 number | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 13,561 number | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 14,071 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 15,738 number | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 15,816 number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 16,613 number | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 17,280 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 17,994 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 19,078 number | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 19,918 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 20,516 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 20,968 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 21,505 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 20,903 number | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 21,190 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 21,078 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 21,679 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 22,348 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 23,488 number | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 23,709 number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 24,405 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 25,523 number | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 27,350 number | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 28,698 number | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 29,585 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 30,007 number | +1.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 30,007 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,278 number, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 30,007 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,428 number, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 | +160.1% | 3,346 number | 8,704 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,146 number | 2,945 number | 3,346 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 10,193 number | 8,704 number | 11,007 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 14,253 number | 11,440 number | 16,613 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 20,043 number | 17,280 number | 21,505 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,679 number | 21,679 number | 30,007 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.4 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.31 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Cambodia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Cambodia was 30,007 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 30,007 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,945 number in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Cambodia ranks 86th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.