Cambodia: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Cambodia's secondary education, general pupils rose 5.5% on 2017 (from 905,416 to 955,656).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2017), the average change was +12.4% and a typical year strayed about 27.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 251% in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.7% in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 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

In 2018, Cambodia had the 28th highest value of the 85 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Cambodia in the 2018 ranking

• Senegal — 25th of 85: 1.06 million
• Malawi — 26th of 85: 1.04 million
• Tunisia — 27th of 85: 962,180
• Mali — 29th of 85: 918,775
• Guatemala — 30th of 85: 875,321
• Dominican Republic — 31st of 85: 849,143

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 39 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Australia — 1.68 million (2017)
• Brunei Darussalam — 38,822 (2018)
• China — 68.39 million (2018)
• Fiji — 92,262 (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 341,591 (2018)
• Indonesia — 19.99 million (2018)
• Kiribati — 9,548 (2017)
• Korea, Rep. — 2.78 million (2017)
• Lao PDR — 671,064 (2018)
• Macao SAR, China — 25,672 (2018)
• Malaysia

More education data for Cambodia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.27 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 108.97% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 46,016 (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 21.44% (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 33.57% (2021)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, primary — 41.7 (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Cambodia's secondary education, general pupils?

955,656 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 1,056% from 82,700 in 1971 (5.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 955,656 in 2018 and the lowest 5,084 in 1980.

How does Cambodia rank?

28th highest of 85 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Cambodia?

In 2018, Cambodia's secondary education, general pupils rose 5.5% on 2017 (from 905,416 to 955,656). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2017), the average change was +12.4% and a typical year strayed about 27.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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