Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 95.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cambodia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cambodia stood at 95.4%.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cambodia peaked at 96.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 1998.
Cambodia ranks 81st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 78.9% | — |
| 1998 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 79.1% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 84.1% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 93.9% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 93.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 95.4% | +4.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 95.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.7%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 95.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.3%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.3% | 77.0% | 79.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 92.0% | 84.1% | 94.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 88.1% | 96.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 85.1% | 95.4% | 5 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cambodia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Cambodia was 95.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 1998.
- How does Cambodia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Cambodia ranks 81st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release