Cambodia's adult literacy rose from 67.3 % in 1998 to 71.9 % in 2021.
Cambodia's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 104.7 % in 1994 to 109.0 % in 2024.
Cambodia · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
27th of 35 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific
Cambodia's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 76.3 % in 1998 to 96.6 % in 2023.
Cambodia's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 9.2 % in 1971 to 58.8 % in 2024.
Cambodia's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.6 % in 1989 to 21.4 % in 2024.
Cambodia's children out of school, primary fell from 290,788 in 1997 to 76,741 in 2024.
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- Primary completion rateup +3.4 pts77th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +1.3 pts83rd of 96
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −1.1 pts93rd of 95
- Expected years of schoolingup +0.0 yrs154th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.5 yrs128th of 145
- Learning poverty33rd of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.2 pts102nd of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.3 pts37th of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +0.1 %81st of 90
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Cambodia.