Cambodia’s Literacy Rate and Education Gaps, 2023

Literacy, school attendance and never-attended rates; percent of specified age groups, Cambodia 2023.

What the Data Shows

Cambodia literacy and school participation in Cambodia covers 2023 on a % of relevant population basis. The comparison uses 8 source-backed observations from Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2023. Literacy among people aged six and older was 84.4%, with 87.5% for men and 81.5% for women. The share who had never attended school ranged from 2.5% in Phnom Penh to 12.0% in rural areas.

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Data table

Literacy — Both sexes, age 6+ — Value 84.4%

Literacy — Both sexes, age 6+ — Period 2023

Literacy — Both sexes, age 6+ — Unit % of population age 6+

Literacy — Women, age 6+ — Value 81.5%

Literacy — Women, age 6+ — Period 2023

Literacy — Women, age 6+ — Unit % of women age 6+

Literacy — Men, age 6+ — Value 87.5%

Literacy — Men, age 6+ — Period 2023

Literacy — Men, age 6+ — Unit % of men age 6+

School attendance — Ages 6–14 — Value 94.5%

School attendance — Ages 6–14 — Period 2023

School attendance — Ages 6–14 — Unit % of children age 6–14

Never attended school — Cambodia, age 6+ — Value 9.3%

Never attended school — Cambodia, age 6+ — Period 2023

Never attended school — Cambodia, age 6+ — Unit % of population age 6+

Never attended school — Phnom Penh — Value 2.5%

Never attended school — Phnom Penh — Period 2023

Never attended school — Phnom Penh — Unit % of population age 6+

Never attended school — Other urban — Value 6.9%

Never attended school — Other urban — Period 2023

Never attended school — Other urban — Unit % of population age 6+

Never attended school — Rural — Value 12.0%

Never attended school — Rural — Period 2023

Never attended school — Rural — Unit % of population age 6+

Sources

Source 1: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2023

Publisher: National Institute of Statistics, Cambodia

Dataset/table: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2023

Units: % of relevant population

Date checked: 2026-07-19

Evidence: Supports the values, periods and definitions used for Cambodia literacy and school participation in Cambodia.

Data notes & caveats

The age-six-plus literacy rate and age-six-to-fourteen attendance rate are related but not directly interchangeable.

Methodology

Literacy, school attendance and never-attended indicators are retained with their stated age and residence universes from the 2023 household survey.

Source consistency notes

All values come from one 2023 official household survey, with denominator differences stated in the labels.

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