Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia
Cambodia: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.12 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
Cambodia recorded 1.12 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia peaked at 1.12 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.486 index, in 1981.
That places Cambodia 21st out of 165 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.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.486 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.4958 index | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5102 index | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5275 index | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5473 index | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.569 index | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5878 index | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6055 index | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6185 index | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6252 index | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6263 index | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6288 index | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.638 index | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6531 index | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.671 index | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.686 index | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6999 index | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7136 index | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7339 index | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7605 index | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7962 index | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8376 index | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8825 index | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9265 index | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9677 index | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 index | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.05 index | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.06 index | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.07 index | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 index | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1 index | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1 index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1 index | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 index | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.09 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.09 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1 index | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.11 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.11 index | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.12 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.12 index | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.12 index | +0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.12 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.12 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.01 index, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5497 index | 0.486 index | 0.6185 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6676 index | 0.6252 index | 0.7339 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9311 index | 0.7605 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 index | 1.07 index | 1.1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 index | 1.1 index | 1.12 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 18 Eswatini 1.13 index compare
- 19 East Timor 1.13 index compare
- 20 Rwanda 1.12 index compare
- 22 Bangladesh 1.12 index compare
- 23 Mauritania 1.12 index compare
- 24 Gambia 1.11 index compare
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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cambodia was 1.12 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.486 index in 1981.
- How does Cambodia rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cambodia ranks 21st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.