Education in Cambodia

156 indicators covering education for Cambodia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 84.1% 2019 up 22.5% 109th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 833 2024 down 30.6% 60th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 502 2024 down 21.2% 70th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 1,596 2024 up 8.5% 62nd
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,232 2024 down 28.0% 76th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 102.3% 2018 down 19.8% 83rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 106.7% 2018 down 21.5% 53rd
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 1.4% 2100 down 29.7% 39th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 263,000 people 2100 down 33.0% 42nd
Population by level of education 4.11 million people 2100 up 19.1% 93rd
Repeaters, primary, female 5.0% 2018 down 50.9% 55th
Repeaters, primary, male 7.7% 2018 down 37.3% 47th
School enrollment, secondary, private 2.0% 2007 159th
School enrollment, primary 90.3% 2018 down 4.6% 124th
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Over-age students, primary 13.9% 2018 down 32.4% 42nd
Secondary education, teachers 47.1% 2021 up 48.6% 146th
School enrollment, primary, female 90.2% 2018 down 2.7% 97th
School enrollment, primary, male 90.3% 2018 down 6.3% 103rd
Over-age students, primary, male 14.8% 2018 down 29.9% 44th
Over-age students, primary, female 12.9% 2018 down 35.1% 42nd
Progression to secondary school 89.8% 2017 up 10.3% 128th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 90.7% 2018 down 4.4% 130th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Primary education, pupils 48.1% 2018 up 1.6% 144th
Tertiary education, academic staff 24.5% 2024 up 56.1% 144th
Persistence to grade 5, female 87.8% 2019 up 28.0% 94th
Persistence to grade 5, male 80.7% 2019 up 17.4% 100th
School enrollment, secondary 38.3% 2008 up 130.9% 136th
Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Progression to secondary school, male 87.4% 2017 up 6.1% 125th
School enrollment, secondary, female 36.7% 2008 up 212.9% 135th
School enrollment, secondary, male 39.9% 2008 up 86.1% 133rd
Progression to secondary school, female 92.3% 2017 up 14.6% 110th
Expenditure on tertiary education 6.1% 2013 up 33.6% 152nd
Literacy rate, youth female 97.3% 2023 up 7.8% 57th
Children out of school, primary 76,741 2024 down 53.8% 60th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 90.6% 2018 down 2.5% 107th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 90.7% 2018 down 6.1% 107th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2023 up 2.4% 12th
Literacy rate, youth male 95.9% 2023 up 5.1% 55th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 41.7 2018 down 14.1% 19th
Literacy rate, youth total 96.6% 2023 up 6.4% 53rd
Expenditure on secondary education 44.1% 2014 up 291.8% 13th
Expenditure on primary education 48.5% 2014 down 25.0% 22nd
Secondary education, pupils 44.9% 2008 up 29.0% 180th
Children out of school, primary, female 46,902 2024 down 43.9% 60th
Children out of school, primary, male 29,839 2024 down 63.8% 71st
Literacy rate, adult total 71.9% 2021 down 5.5% 68th
Literacy rate, adult male 90.3% 2023 up 4.5% 53rd
Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2021 up 0.6% 1st
Adolescents out of school 17.6% 2024 up 11.3% 46th
Current education expenditure, total 99.5% 2014 down 0.5% 10th
Current education expenditure, primary 100.0% 2014 unchanged 1st
Current education expenditure, secondary 98.5% 2014 down 1.5% 20th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 28.92 2007 up 68.4% 14th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 33.34 2018 up 45.5% 11th