Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cambodia

Cambodia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 98.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
98.0%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
22nd
of 71 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2012
All-time low
87.7%
in 2006
Years of data
13
2001–2019

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cambodia, 2001–2019

0204060801002001201020192001: 98.1 %2002: 93.8 %2006: 87.7 %2010: 98.3 %2011: 97.5 %2012: 100 %2013: 100 %2014: 100 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %2017: 100 %2018: 100 %2019: 98 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cambodia stood at 98.0%.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cambodia peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 2006.

Cambodia ranks 22nd of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%) in Cambodia, 2001 to 2019.
Year % Change
2001 98.1% —
2002 93.8% -4.4%
2006 87.7% -6.5%
2010 98.3% +12.1%
2011 97.5% -0.9%
2012 100.0% +2.6%
2013 100.0% +0.0%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 100.0% +0.0%
2016 100.0% +0.0%
2017 100.0% +0.0%
2018 100.0% +0.0%
2019 98.0% -2.0%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 98.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 98.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 93.2% 87.7% 98.1% 3
2010s 99.4% 97.5% 100.0% 10

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 20 Vietnam 99.8% compare
  2. 21 Macao 99.4% compare
  3. 23 Colombia 97.0% compare
  4. 24 Mongolia 96.9% compare
  5. 25 Malaysia 96.6% compare

See the full ranking of 89 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cambodia?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cambodia was 98.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 2006.
How does Cambodia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Cambodia ranks 22nd out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,069 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the pre-primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the pre-primary level.