What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Cambodia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

1.40 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?

14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Cambodia

202,107 number

in 2015

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

1.61 million number

in 2019

Cambodia rank

39th

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

36th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Cambodia
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.61 million number against 202,107 number in Cambodia, a difference of 1.40 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 7.9 times Cambodia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 149 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.16 million number	4.31 million number	3.16 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	641,986 number	2.54 million number	1.90 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	267,923 number	1.94 million number	1.67 million number	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Cambodia or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.61 million number against 202,107 number in Cambodia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Cambodia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 1.40 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Cambodia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Cambodia ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/