Education in Kandal, Cambodia: official figures
92.5% of people aged 15 and over in Kandal could read and write at the 2019 census, 94.7% of men and 90.5% of women (national: 87.7%); 2nd highest of 25 provinces for adult literacy.
How many people in Kandal can read and write?
Among people aged 7 and over in Kandal, 92.8% were literate in 2019 (national: 88.5%). Among those aged 15 and over, literacy was 4.2 percentage points higher for men than for women.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many children in Kandal go to school?
At the 2019 census 91.4% of children aged 6 to 11 in Kandal were attending school, as were 92.5% of those aged 12 to 14 and 67.6% of those aged 15 to 17 (national: 90.6%, 91.6% and 67.6%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many young people in Kandal are in university or college?
18.6% of people aged 18 to 24 in Kandal were still in education at the 2019 census (national: 20.7%); 12th highest of 25 provinces for this age group.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyWhat level of education do people in Kandal have?
Among literate people aged 15 and over in Kandal, 32.4% had not finished primary school, 28.6% had finished lower secondary and 4.8% had gone beyond lower secondary at the 2019 census (national: 35.2%, 26.7% and 7.0%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many schools are there in Kandal?
Kandal had 761 public schools from pre-school to upper secondary in 2021-22, with 263,786 students (130,356 girls) and 7,299 teaching staff.
Source: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (copy hosted by Open Development Cambodia) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Kandal?
Public schools in Kandal had 36.1 pupils for every teacher in 2021-22, and primary schools had 66.7 (nationally: 34.6 and 45.1); 8th highest of 25 provinces for pupils per teacher.
Source: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (copy hosted by Open Development Cambodia) · saved copyHow many schools in Kandal have no water or toilets?
35.9% of primary schools in Kandal had no water supply and 20.6% had no latrine in 2021-22 (national: 57.7% and 22.5%); 74.5% ran two shifts.
Source: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (copy hosted by Open Development Cambodia) · saved copyHow many students drop out of school in Kandal?
In the 2020-21 school year the dropout rate in Kandal was 3.6% in primary school, 11.2% in lower secondary and 17.8% in upper secondary (national: 7.2%, 16.6% and 18.5%).
Source: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (copy hosted by Open Development Cambodia) · saved copyWhat is the school enrolment rate in Kandal?
Net enrolment in public schools in 2021-22 in Kandal was 97.1% in primary, 49.7% in lower secondary and 30.9% in upper secondary school (national: 86.8%, 43.6% and 26.3%). Children in private schools are not counted.
Source: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (copy hosted by Open Development Cambodia) · saved copyHow Kandal compares with other provinces
Adult literacy rate, age 15 and over (2019)
Kandal ranks 2 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adult literacy rate, age 15 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phnom Penh | 96.0% |
| 2 | Kandal | 92.5% |
| 3 | Svay Rieng | 90.0% |
| 4 | Preah Sihanouk | 89.7% |
| 5 | Prey Veng | 89.6% |
| 6 | Takeo | 89.5% |
| 7 | Kampong Speu | 89.3% |
Share of 15 to 17 year olds in school (2019)
Kandal ranks 11 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of 15 to 17 year olds in school |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Pursat | 70.4% |
| 9 | Koh Kong | 69.4% |
| 10 | Kep | 68.0% |
| 11 | Kandal | 67.6% |
| 12 | Kampong Thom | 66.4% |
| 13 | Preah Sihanouk | 66.4% |
| 14 | Battambang | 66.3% |
Lower secondary dropout rate, 2020-21 (2020-21)
Kandal ranks 24 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Lower secondary dropout rate, 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Preah Sihanouk | 13.1% |
| 20 | Mondul Kiri | 12.9% |
| 21 | Phnom Penh | 12.3% |
| 22 | Banteay Meanchey | 12.1% |
| 23 | Takeo | 11.8% |
| 24 | Kandal | 11.2% |
| 25 | Kep | 10.3% |
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Sources
- National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning: General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019, Final Results (national report with provincial tables PT 01-PT 23), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8a10064a917f…)
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (copy hosted by Open Development Cambodia): Public Education Statistics and Indicators 2021-2022 (Department of Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c6832b80154d…)
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