Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cambodia
Cambodia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 82.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cambodia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cambodia stood at 82.4%.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cambodia peaked at 86.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1999.
Cambodia ranks 135th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.2% | — |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +125.6% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 74.1% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 14.0% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 15.0% | 83.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 74.1% | 86.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 77.4% | 85.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0616 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0668 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46,016 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cambodia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Cambodia was 82.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1999.
- How does Cambodia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Cambodia ranks 135th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release