Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Cambodia
Cambodia: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 51.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Cambodia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 51.1% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Cambodia peaked at 53.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1998.
Cambodia ranks 149th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.0% | — |
| 1999 | 15.8% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +35.4% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 15.0% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 17.9% | 42.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 43.0% | 53.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 146 El Salvador 52.1% compare
- 147 Côte d'Ivoire 52.0% compare
- 148 Tuvalu 51.9% compare
- 150 Zimbabwe 49.8% compare
- 151 Iraq 47.9% compare
- 152 Afghanistan 45.5% compare
More education data for Cambodia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 555,107 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 400,959 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 316,105 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,672 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 18,344 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 165,994 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Cambodia?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Cambodia was 51.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1998.
- How does Cambodia rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Cambodia ranks 149th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release