Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Cambodia
Cambodia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age was 81.67 % in 2021. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Cambodia, 2004–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 81.67 % for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Cambodia peaked at 93.23 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 81.67 %, in 2021.
Cambodia ranks 37th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 83.82 % | — |
| 2008 | 89.11 % | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 89.25 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 90.32 % | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 90.15 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.35 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 93.23 % | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 81.67 % | -12.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 81.67 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.67 %, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 81.67 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.1 %, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.39 % | 83.82 % | 89.25 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 91.26 % | 90.15 % | 93.23 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 81.67 % | 81.67 % | 81.67 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More economy & growth data for Cambodia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.59 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 138.51 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 285.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Cambodia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Cambodia was 81.67 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.23 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.67 % in 2021.
- How does Cambodia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age?
- Cambodia ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.