Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 11.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cambodia, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cambodia is 11.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cambodia peaked at 12.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2012.
Cambodia ranks 122nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.2% | 12.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.2% | 12.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 9.3% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More economy & growth data for Cambodia
- Manufacturing, value added 51.22 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 58.3% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 32.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 131.49 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 27.09 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 29.0% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 63.9% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 35.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 95.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cambodia?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cambodia was 11.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2012.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Cambodia ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.