Working Children and School Attendance in Cambodia, 2023

Children aged 5–17 working and their school-attendance split; percent, Cambodia 2023.

What the Data Shows

Working children and school attendance in Cambodia in Cambodia covers 2023 on a % of children or working children basis. The comparison uses 3 source-backed observations from Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2023. Working children made up 11.9% of Cambodia’s population aged 5–17. Among working children, 69.7% were not attending school and 30.3% were attending.

Data table

Unit: % of children or working children · Period: 2023

RankEntryValuePeriod
1Working children11.9%2023
2Working children attending school30.3%2023
3Working children not attending school69.7%2023

Sources

Source 1: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2023

Publisher: National Institute of Statistics, Cambodia

Dataset/table: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2023

Units: % of children or working children

Date checked: 2026-07-19

Evidence: Supports the values, periods and definitions used for Working children and school attendance in Cambodia in Cambodia.

Data notes & caveats

The focal 11.9% rate and the 30.3%/69.7% attendance split must not be combined into one composition.

Methodology

The working-child incidence is retained for all children aged 5–17, while school attendance is measured within the working-child subset.

Source consistency notes

All indicators come from the same 2023 survey, with the two denominator universes explicitly separated.

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