Primary education, teachers in Cambodia
Cambodia: Primary education, teachers was 60.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Cambodia, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Cambodia is 60.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Cambodia peaked at 60.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1971.
That places Cambodia 152nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.6% | 14.7% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.9% | 24.8% | 29.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 30.7% | 37.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 38.5% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 46.2% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 58.4% | 60.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 46,016 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 106.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 111.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 10.37 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Cambodia?
- Primary education, teachers in Cambodia was 60.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1971.
- How does Cambodia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Cambodia ranks 152nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.