Cambodia — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Cambodia, 1998–2023.
Education spending for Cambodia was 2.18% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 18 years, from 1998 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 2.25% in 2020. The lowest was 1.21% in 2011 (about 1.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.22% per year.
Cambodia ranks 158 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 92%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 4.25%, so Cambodia sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 38%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 23 of 25 economies; Indonesia (1.28%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 33% in 2019. That is 15% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 32 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 84th of 86 in 1998 → 111th of 116 in 2000 → 128th of 130 in 2010 → 144th of 157 in 2020 → 92nd of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1998 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.18% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 1.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 1.96% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 2.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 2.13% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 1.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.58% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 1.23% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.36% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 1.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.65% | +0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 1.26% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cambodia’s Education spending in 2000?
1.65% (2000). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cambodia’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1998 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +73.2% in total — about 2.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 2.18%; 2022: 1.96%; 2021: 1.96%; 2020: 2.25%; 2019: 2.13%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.