School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cambodia

Cambodia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 353,762 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
353,762 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
66th
of 202 countries
All-time high
354,220 number
in 1997
All-time low
168,095 number
in 1984
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cambodia, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 353,762 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cambodia peaked at 354,220 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 168,095 number, in 1984.

That places Cambodia 66th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 225,422 number 215,516 number 230,439 number 10
1980s 203,147 number 168,095 number 287,512 number 10
1990s 347,794 number 322,309 number 354,220 number 10
2000s 317,666 number 297,690 number 348,081 number 10
2010s 330,264 number 300,713 number 353,216 number 10
2020s 353,762 number 353,762 number 353,762 number 1

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 63 Poland 380,980 number compare
  2. 64 Guinea 374,179 number compare
  3. 65 Burundi 365,883 number compare
  4. 67 Benin 348,163 number compare
  5. 68 Syrian Arab Republic 344,652 number compare
  6. 69 Rwanda 340,241 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Cambodia

All data for Cambodia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cambodia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Cambodia was 353,762 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 354,220 number in 1997.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 168,095 number in 1984.
How does Cambodia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Cambodia ranks 66th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/