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 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 age 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 age 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 age 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.

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 age in Cambodia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 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 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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/