Education spending in Cambodia
Government spending on education in Cambodia was equal to 2.2% of GDP in 2023.
Cambodia, 2023
2.2%
Change from 2022
+0.2percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Cambodia over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cambodia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.2% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | – | 4.1% |
| 2016 | – | 4.2% |
| 2015 | – | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 2.0% in 2022.
- Since 2010, when it was 1.2%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 3.6%.
More for Cambodia
All statistics for Cambodia
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
21.4%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
109.0%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
11.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
82.3%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
56.0%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
26.7%
2021 · UNESCO UIS