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

Cambodia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 173,720 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
173,720 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
66th
of 202 countries
All-time high
175,441 number
in 1996
All-time low
85,848 number
in 1984
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 173,720 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cambodia peaked at 175,441 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 85,848 number, in 1984.

Cambodia ranks 66th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Cambodia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 110,796 number —
1971 111,270 number +0.4%
1972 112,493 number +1.1%
1973 113,560 number +0.9%
1974 114,211 number +0.6%
1975 114,298 number +0.1%
1976 113,902 number -0.3%
1977 112,514 number -1.2%
1978 110,461 number -1.8%
1979 107,678 number -2.5%
1980 103,869 number -3.5%
1981 98,427 number -5.2%
1982 94,170 number -4.3%
1983 89,383 number -5.1%
1984 85,848 number -4.0%
1985 86,086 number +0.3%
1986 93,109 number +8.2%
1987 105,625 number +13.4%
1988 123,037 number +16.5%
1989 142,300 number +15.7%
1990 158,768 number +11.6%
1991 166,792 number +5.1%
1992 172,505 number +3.4%
1993 174,307 number +1.0%
1994 173,691 number -0.4%
1995 173,106 number -0.3%
1996 175,441 number +1.3%
1997 175,315 number -0.1%
1998 174,661 number -0.4%
1999 173,459 number -0.7%
2000 171,409 number -1.2%
2001 168,226 number -1.9%
2002 165,897 number -1.4%
2003 161,730 number -2.5%
2004 156,489 number -3.2%
2005 151,363 number -3.3%
2006 147,819 number -2.3%
2007 146,730 number -0.7%
2008 147,008 number +0.2%
2009 148,091 number +0.7%
2010 149,202 number +0.8%
2011 149,347 number +0.1%
2012 152,077 number +1.8%
2013 156,279 number +2.8%
2014 161,110 number +3.1%
2015 165,444 number +2.7%
2016 167,939 number +1.5%
2017 170,214 number +1.4%
2018 171,827 number +0.9%
2019 172,907 number +0.6%
2020 173,720 number +0.5%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 173,720 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 173,720 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28,862 number, 6.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 112,118 number 107,678 number 114,298 number 10
1980s 102,185 number 85,848 number 142,300 number 10
1990s 171,804 number 158,768 number 175,441 number 10
2000s 156,476 number 146,730 number 171,409 number 10
2010s 161,635 number 149,202 number 172,907 number 10
2020s 173,720 number 173,720 number 173,720 number 1

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 63 Guinea 185,923 number compare
  2. 64 Poland 185,688 number compare
  3. 65 Burundi 181,515 number compare
  4. 67 Benin 171,531 number compare
  5. 68 Rwanda 169,285 number compare
  6. 69 Syria 168,830 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cambodia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cambodia was 173,720 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 175,441 number in 1996.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 85,848 number in 1984.
How does Cambodia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Cambodia ranks 66th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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, female (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
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Female 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/