Cambodia - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Cambodia was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Cambodia was 2,165,444 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,772,113 in 2003 and a minimum value of 337,729 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 337,729
1972 484,088
1973 479,616
1981 1,328,053
1982 1,538,838
1983 1,597,081
1984 1,504,839
1985 1,367,089
1986 1,315,531
1987 1,294,227
1988 1,279,053
1989 1,313,689
1990 1,276,960
1991 1,329,573
1994 1,621,685
1995 1,703,316
1997 1,918,985
1998 2,011,772
1999 2,127,428
2000 2,248,109
2001 2,431,142
2002 2,728,698
2003 2,772,113
2004 2,762,882
2005 2,695,372
2006 2,582,250
2007 2,479,644
2008 2,340,606
2009 2,289,759
2010 2,272,527
2011 2,224,267
2012 2,194,716
2013 2,224,955
2014 2,128,685
2015 2,178,916
2016 2,105,903
2017 2,111,631
2018 2,147,313
2019 2,163,143
2020 2,165,444

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Cambodia was 48.14 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 49.05 in 2015, while its lowest value was 40.71 in 1972.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 42.53
1972 40.71
1973 41.35
1986 45.34
1987 44.31
1988 44.33
1989 44.37
1994 44.83
1995 44.39
1997 44.85
1998 45.08
1999 45.72
2000 45.85
2001 46.27
2002 46.52
2003 46.78
2004 47.03
2005 47.24
2006 47.30
2007 47.22
2008 47.39
2009 47.41
2010 47.79
2011 47.64
2012 47.75
2013 47.15
2014 48.04
2015 49.05
2016 48.37
2017 48.22
2018 48.14

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Cambodia was 51,486 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51,578 in 2019 and a minimum value of 20,046 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 20,046
1973 20,374
1981 30,316
1982 31,884
1983 34,859
1984 35,479
1985 35,878
1986 35,080
1987 36,754
1988 37,292
1989 36,930
1990 36,533
1991 40,820
1994 37,616
1995 37,827
1997 43,205
1998 43,282
1999 44,542
2000 44,852
2001 45,914
2002 48,476
2003 49,293
2004 50,186
2005 50,654
2006 51,212
2007 48,736
2008 48,223
2009 46,658
2010 46,905
2011 47,033
2012 48,002
2013 47,413
2014 47,691
2015 47,866
2016 49,511
2017 50,684
2018 51,490
2019 51,578
2020 51,486

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Cambodia was 58.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 58.95 in 2020, while its lowest value was 14.69 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 14.69
1973 16.42
1986 24.81
1988 29.15
1989 29.81
1990 31.31
1991 30.70
1994 36.05
1995 37.20
1997 36.43
1998 36.54
1999 37.30
2000 38.53
2001 39.19
2002 39.36
2003 40.41
2004 40.88
2005 41.39
2006 41.99
2007 42.89
2008 43.94
2009 45.18
2010 46.22
2011 47.52
2012 48.93
2013 50.01
2014 51.17
2015 53.32
2016 55.24
2017 56.62
2018 57.46
2019 58.18
2020 58.95

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes