Cambodia Literacy Rate 1998-2023
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Cambodia literacy rate for 2021 was 83.91%, a 3.38% increase from 2015.
- Cambodia literacy rate for 2015 was 80.53%, a 2.47% increase from 2014.
- Cambodia literacy rate for 2014 was 78.06%, a 1.92% increase from 2009.
- Cambodia literacy rate for 2009 was 76.14%, a 0.73% decline from 2008.
| Cambodia Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
83.91% |
3.38% |
| 2015 |
80.53% |
2.47% |
| 2014 |
78.06% |
1.92% |
| 2009 |
76.14% |
-0.73% |
| 2008 |
76.87% |
3.26% |
| 2004 |
73.61% |
6.27% |
| 1998 |
67.34% |
6.27% |
