Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cambodia
Cambodia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 56.1% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cambodia, 1998–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 56.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cambodia peaked at 83.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 2008.
That places Cambodia 16th out of 147 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 82.4% | — |
| 1999 | 83.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 83.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 82.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.0% | 82.4% | 83.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 56.1% | 83.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 13 Guatemala 59.2% compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 58.3%
- 15 Yemen 56.4% compare
- 17 Honduras 56.1%
- 18 Afghanistan 55.9% compare
- 19 Pakistan 54.8%
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cambodia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Cambodia was 56.1% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 2008.
- How does Cambodia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Cambodia ranks 16th out of 147 countries with data for 2008.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.