Cambodia
Background Information
Region
East Asia & Pacific
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
28% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
2,055,437 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
1,806,618 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
18%
Source: UNSDG, 2014
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
50
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
20%
Source: DHS, 2014
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
81%
Source: DHS, 2014
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
9
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2018
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 48%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 77%
-
Male 68%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 40%
-
Male 41%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 21%
-
Male 22%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 5%
-
Male 7%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school
-
Female 26%
-
Male 26%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school
-
Female 63%
-
Male 59%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Asia Pacific Region National Education Coalitions COVID-19 Zoom Conference
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Australia Awards Scholarships
Network/Convening/Conference
Better Life, Better Future
Project/Program
Clean Water Wells
Project/Program
Education Access and Equity
Project/Program
Education Endures: Room to Read’s Award-winning Literacy and Gender Equality Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Project/Program
Girls Learning and Leading Program
Project/Program
Girls' Education Program (Room to Read)
Project/Program
Konsae Pilot Project
Project/Program
LitClub
Project/Program
Patsy Collins Trust Fund Initiative (PCTFI) – Cohort 3
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Safe to Learn
Project/Program
Service-learning for WASH in schools
Research Project/Report/Study
The COVID-19 Crisis and its Impact on Global Education
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
UNESCO Malala Fund for Girls’ Right to Education
Project/Program
Unlocking Talent Through Technology
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Project/Program
UNESCO-China Hainan Airlines Project
Project/Program
Room to Read Literacy and Like Skills Program Cambodia
Project/Program
Pre-school Books Revisions
Project/Program
UNICEF - Cambodia Country Programme 2019–2023
Research Project/Report/Study
Violence Against Children and Youth Survey
Project/Program
Factory Literacy Program (FLP) in Cambodia