Cambodia's labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education) was 80.27% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.54 percentage points from 79.73% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 80.27% | 2023 |
| Ten years earlier | 79.73% | 2013 |
| Highest | 85.89% | 2011 |
| Lowest | 72.62% | 1997 |
| Average since 2014 | 80.34% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 77.34% | 1996 |
Since 1996 it is up 2.93 percentage points from 77.34% in 1996. The World Bank has no value for 7 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.46 percentage points in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.72 percentage points in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 80.27% | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 59.99% | 2024 |
Closest to Cambodia in the 2023 ranking
- Indonesia — 2nd of 7: 63.48%
- Philippines — 3rd of 7: 58.83%
- Jamaica — 4th of 7: 56.3%
What this measures
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 21 values
| Year | Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 80.27 |
| 2022 | no data |
| 2021 | 79.46 |
| 2020 | 81.89 |
| 2019 | 80.2 |
| 2018 | no data |
| 2017 | 79.95 |
| 2016 | 81.65 |
| 2015 | 79.48 |
| 2014 | 79.87 |
Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education) in nearby economies
- Australia — 41.33% (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 35.77% (2024)
- Indonesia — 63.48% (2023)
- Korea, Rep. — 43.65% (2025)
- Malaysia — 63.15% (2022)
- Mongolia — 41.92% (2024)
- Philippines — 58.83% (2023)
- Thailand
More social protection & labor data for Cambodia
- Net migration — -31,469 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 11,332 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 23 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 68.15% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 70.55% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 82.06% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
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Questions people ask
- What is Cambodia's labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education)?
- 80.27% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is up 2.93 percentage points from 77.34% in 1996. The highest value was 85.89% in 2011 and the lowest 72.62% in 1997.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.BASC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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