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Education · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Cambodia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 33.6% (2021), 135th of 176 in the world and 25th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary enrolment is 109.0% (2024), 36th of 191 in the world and 5th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary completion is 91.0% (2024), 109th of 168 in the world and 20th of 26 in East Asia & Pacific.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Cambodia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 33.6%2021 | 135/176 | 25/30 | 6.4% | 12.5% | 27.3% | +22.4 ppsince 2011 | 83.2% | 58.5% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 109.0%2024 | 36/191 | 5/30 | 102.8% | 123.4% | 107.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 105.4% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 91.0%2024 | 109/168 | 20/26 | 50.6%2001 | 88.2% | 89.4% | −2.4 ppsince 2014 | 95.4% | 88.0% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 58.8%2024 | 149/176 | 24/26 | 18.1% | 44.3%2008 | 51.8% | +14.5 ppsince 2008 | 92.0% | 68.0% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 61.6%2024 | 132/168 | 23/26 | 17.2%2001 | 49.3% | 54.0% | +16.3 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 73.7% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 21.4%2024 | 126/172 | 22/27 | 1.9% | 12.2% | 13.9% | +10.0 ppsince 2011 | 63.3% | 27.4% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 3.7%2024 | 90/178 | 12/29 | 10.4% | 6.7% | 9.4% | −5.0 ppsince 2014 | — | 8.3% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 71.9%2021 | 111/141 | 22/23 | 67.3%1998 | 76.1%2009 | 82.6% | −4.2 ppsince 2009 | 96.6% | 78.3% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 96.6%2023 | 84/148 | 14/23 | 76.3%1998 | 79.4% | 94.3% | +5.8 ppsince 2013 | 99.1% | 91.9% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 41.72018 | 17/173 | 1/27 | 50.1 | 48.4 | 41.72018 | −14%since 2008 | 17.5 | 28.9 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 2.2%2023 | 166/184 | 26/29 | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.2% | +0.6 ppsince 2013 | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 11.6%2025 | 115/179 | 20/28 | 11.1% | 7.3% | 11.1% | +2.8 ppsince 2014 | 13.0% | 13.6% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+22.4 pp33.6% in 2021
- Secondary enrolment+14.5 pp58.8% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion+16.3 pp61.6% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+10.0 pp21.4% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−2.4 pp91.0% in 2024
- Adult literacy−4.2 pp71.9% in 2021
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Cambodia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Cambodia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Cambodia | Vietnam | Thailand | Laos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 33.6%2021 | 92.4%2021 | 74.4%2022 | 49.3%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 109.0%2024 | 106.3%2024 | 100.7%2025 | 93.1%2025 |
| Primary completion | 91.0%2024 | 100.6%2024 | 107.1%2025 | 85.2%2025 |
| Secondary enrolment | 58.8%2024 | 93.4%2022 | 92.1%2025 | 50.5%2025 |
| Lower secondary completion | 61.6%2024 | 95.2%2024 | 95.7%2025 | 49.3%2025 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 21.4%2024 | 37.6%2024 | 49.1%2025 | 14.9%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 3.7%2024 | 1.7%2024 | 0.8%2025 | 10.4%2025 |
| Adult literacy | 71.9%2021 | 96.1%2022 | 91.1%2022 | 75.6%2023 |
| Youth literacy | 96.6%2023 | 99.1%2022 | 98.2%2022 | 90.4%2023 |