Education in Pailin, Cambodia: official figures
86.5% of people aged 15 and over in Pailin could read and write at the 2019 census, 90.5% of men and 82.4% of women (national: 87.7%); 12th lowest of 25 provinces for adult literacy.
How many people in Pailin can read and write?
Among people aged 7 and over in Pailin, 87.8% were literate in 2019 (national: 88.5%). Among those aged 15 and over, literacy was 8.1 percentage points higher for men than for women.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many children in Pailin go to school?
At the 2019 census 92.3% of children aged 6 to 11 in Pailin were attending school, as were 91.7% of those aged 12 to 14 and 61.6% 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 Pailin are in university or college?
15.0% of people aged 18 to 24 in Pailin were still in education at the 2019 census (national: 20.7%); joint 7th lowest of 25 provinces for this age group.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyWhat level of education do people in Pailin have?
Among literate people aged 15 and over in Pailin, 34.2% had not finished primary school, 26.6% had finished lower secondary and 6.1% 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 Pailin?
Pailin had 82 public schools from pre-school to upper secondary in 2021-22, with 16,283 students (8,278 girls) and 669 teaching staff.
Source: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (copy hosted by Open Development Cambodia) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Pailin?
Public schools in Pailin had 24.3 pupils for every teacher in 2021-22, and primary schools had 33.0 (nationally: 34.6 and 45.1); 4th lowest 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 Pailin have no water or toilets?
81.3% of primary schools in Pailin had no water supply and 27.1% had no latrine in 2021-22 (national: 57.7% and 22.5%); 56.3% 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 Pailin?
In the 2020-21 school year the dropout rate in Pailin was 11.6% in primary school, 17.4% in lower secondary and 15.5% 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 Pailin?
Net enrolment in public schools in 2021-22 in Pailin was 88.4% in primary, 47.9% in lower secondary and 30.8% 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 Pailin compares with other provinces
Adult literacy rate, age 15 and over (2019)
Pailin ranks 14 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adult literacy rate, age 15 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Pursat | 86.8% |
| 12 | Banteay Meanchey | 86.7% |
| 13 | Kep | 86.7% |
| 14 | Pailin | 86.5% |
| 15 | Battambang | 85.1% |
| 16 | Koh Kong | 83.4% |
| 17 | Kratie | 82.7% |
Share of 15 to 17 year olds in school (2019)
Pailin ranks 18 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of 15 to 17 year olds in school |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Siem Reap | 64.1% |
| 16 | Kampong Speu | 62.2% |
| 17 | Tboung Khmum | 61.9% |
| 18 | Pailin | 61.6% |
| 19 | Ratanak Kiri | 61.5% |
| 20 | Oddar Meanchey | 58.5% |
| 21 | Banteay Meanchey | 58.3% |
Lower secondary dropout rate, 2020-21 (2020-21)
Pailin ranks 11 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Lower secondary dropout rate, 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Prey Veng | 18.5% |
| 9 | Kampong Chhnang | 18.3% |
| 10 | Kampong Thom | 18.0% |
| 11 | Pailin | 17.4% |
| 12 | Oddar Meanchey | 16.8% |
| 13 | Battambang | 16.7% |
| 14 | Siem Reap | 16.2% |
More on Pailin: overview · economy and jobs · health · poverty and living standards · government budget · Cambodia
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…)
Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.