Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cambodia

Cambodia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 41.3% in 2008. ▼ Falling

Latest (2008)
41.3%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
17th
of 138 countries
All-time high
89.6%
in 1999
All-time low
41.3%
in 2008
Years of data
10
1998–2008

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cambodia, 1998–2008

0204060801998200320081998: 88.3 %1999: 89.6 %2000: 88.8 %2001: 87.6 %2002: 83.3 %2003: 79.3 %2004: 76.6 %2006: 54.4 %2007: 41.6 %2008: 41.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 41.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cambodia peaked at 89.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2008.

That places Cambodia 17th out of 138 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) in Cambodia, 1998 to 2008.
Year % Change
1998 88.3%
1999 89.6% +1.5%
2000 88.8% -0.9%
2001 87.6% -1.4%
2002 83.3% -4.9%
2003 79.3% -4.8%
2004 76.6% -3.4%
2006 54.4% -28.9%
2007 41.6% -23.6%
2008 41.3% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 88.9% 88.3% 89.6% 2
2000s 69.1% 41.3% 88.8% 8

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 14 Cameroon 47.2% compare
  2. 15 Eritrea 46.7% compare
  3. 16 Burundi 45.9%
  4. 18 Honduras 40.1%
  5. 19 Mauritania 39.1% compare
  6. 20 Malawi 36.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cambodia?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cambodia was 41.3% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2008.
How does Cambodia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Cambodia ranks 17th out of 138 countries with data for 2008.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/