School age population, early childhood educational development in Cambodia

Cambodia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.07 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.07 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
21st
of 92 countries
All-time high
1.08 million number
in 2012
All-time low
597,884 number
in 2003
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Cambodia, 1998–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1998200820191998: 682.6k number1999: 656.7k number2000: 638.0k number2001: 622.0k number2002: 601.3k number2003: 597.9k number2004: 911.1k number2005: 922.9k number2006: 938.1k number2007: 967.0k number2008: 989.7k number2009: 1.0M number2010: 1.0M number2011: 1.0M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.1M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 1.07 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Cambodia peaked at 1.08 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 597,884 number, in 2003.

That places Cambodia 21st out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Cambodia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 682,603 number
1999 656,676 number -3.8%
2000 637,984 number -2.8%
2001 621,991 number -2.5%
2002 601,253 number -3.3%
2003 597,884 number -0.6%
2004 911,127 number +52.4%
2005 922,867 number +1.3%
2006 938,096 number +1.7%
2007 966,981 number +3.1%
2008 989,665 number +2.3%
2009 1.01 million number +1.8%
2010 1.03 million number +2.3%
2011 1.05 million number +1.7%
2012 1.08 million number +3.0%
2013 1.08 million number -0.2%
2014 1.06 million number -1.6%
2015 1.06 million number -0.1%
2016 1.06 million number -0.0%
2017 1.05 million number -0.6%
2018 1.06 million number +0.4%
2019 1.07 million number +1.0%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 1.07 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 780,335 number, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 1.07 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 901,645 number, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early childhood educational development in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +52.4% 597,884 number 911,127 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 669,640 number 656,676 number 682,603 number 2
2000s 819,502 number 597,884 number 1.01 million number 10
2010s 1.06 million number 1.03 million number 1.08 million number 10

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 18 United Kingdom 1.57 million number compare
  2. 19 Thailand 1.47 million number compare
  3. 20 Spain 1.19 million number compare
  4. 22 Senegal 1.04 million number compare
  5. 23 Australia 994,950 number compare
  6. 24 Venezuela 994,614 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Cambodia?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Cambodia was 1.07 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 million number in 2012.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 597,884 number in 2003.
How does Cambodia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Cambodia ranks 21st out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/