Progression to secondary school in Cambodia
Cambodia: Progression to secondary school was 89.8% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Progression to secondary school in Cambodia, 1998–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 89.8% for progression to secondary school in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Cambodia peaked at 89.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 128th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.8% | 79.8% | 79.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 78.6% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 79.7% | 89.8% | 8 |
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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 progression to secondary school in Cambodia?
- Progression to secondary school in Cambodia was 89.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for progression to secondary school?
- Cambodia ranks 128th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).