School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Cambodia
Cambodia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 9.91 years in 2008. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cambodia, 2000–2008
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2008, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cambodia stood at 9.91 years. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cambodia peaked at 9.91 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.8 years, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 148th out of 175 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8 years | — |
| 2001 | 7.46 years | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 8.5 years | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 9.25 years | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 9.69 years | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 9.86 years | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 9.91 years | +0.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 9.91 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.25 years, 88% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 9.91 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.79 years, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 145 Laos 10.23 years compare
- 146 Madagascar 10.19 years compare
- 147 Kenya 9.93 years compare
- 149 Nauru 9.68 years compare
- 150 Mauritania 9.56 years compare
- 151 Mozambique 9.49 years 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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cambodia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cambodia was 9.91 years in 2008, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.91 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 years in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Cambodia ranks 148th out of 175 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.