Cambodia: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education)

Key figures

Since 1996 it is up 5.66 percentage points from 78.88% 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 14.14 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.32 percentage points in 2000. 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 15% 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.

Closest to Cambodia in the 2023 ranking

• Indonesia — 2nd of 6: 71.34%
• Jamaica — 3rd of 6: 68.81%
• Armenia — 4th of 6: 65.19%

What this measures

The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary 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

Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education) in nearby economies

• Australia — 71.82% (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 62.41% (2024)
• Indonesia — 71.34% (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 61.55% (2025)
• Malaysia — 67.66% (2022)
• Mongolia — 59.54% (2024)
• Thailand — 74.16% (2024)

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 intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education)?

84.54% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1996?

It is up 5.66 percentage points from 78.88% in 1996. The highest value was 90.7% in 2014 and the lowest 65.87% in 2000.

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.INTM.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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