Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia
Cambodia: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.16 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia is 1.16 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia peaked at 1.16 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2603 index, in 1981.
That places Cambodia 23rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2603 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.2846 index | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.321 index | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3584 index | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3965 index | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4279 index | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4523 index | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4781 index | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5022 index | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5198 index | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5256 index | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.522 index | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5144 index | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5077 index | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.506 index | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5157 index | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5427 index | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5677 index | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5931 index | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6081 index | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6182 index | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6295 index | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6557 index | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6999 index | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7511 index | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7946 index | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.83 index | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.861 index | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8972 index | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9368 index | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9752 index | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.02 index | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 index | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.04 index | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.05 index | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.05 index | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.06 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 index | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.08 index | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1 index | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.12 index | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.14 index | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.15 index | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.16 index | +1.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.16 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.16 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 index, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3868 index | 0.2603 index | 0.5022 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5315 index | 0.506 index | 0.5931 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7345 index | 0.6081 index | 0.8972 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 0.9368 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 index | 1.08 index | 1.16 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia was 1.16 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2603 index in 1981.
- How does Cambodia rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cambodia ranks 23rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.