Tertiary education, academic staff in Cambodia
Cambodia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 24.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tertiary education, academic staff in Cambodia, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, tertiary education, academic staff in Cambodia stood at 24.5%.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Cambodia peaked at 89.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1973.
Cambodia ranks 144th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 8.6% | — |
| 1994 | 24.9% | +189.5% |
| 1995 | 27.4% | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | -38.8% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +30.6% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +381.1% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -77.2% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 16.8% | 27.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 11.4% | 18.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 12.0% | 89.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 21.4% | 24.5% | 4 |
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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 tertiary education, academic staff in Cambodia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Cambodia was 24.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1973.
- How does Cambodia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Cambodia ranks 144th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.