Education in Preah Vihear, Cambodia: official figures
78.5% of people aged 15 and over in Preah Vihear could read and write at the 2019 census, 82.4% of men and 74.5% of women (national: 87.7%); 4th lowest of 25 provinces for adult literacy.
How many people in Preah Vihear can read and write?
Among people aged 7 and over in Preah Vihear, 79.8% were literate in 2019 (national: 88.5%). Among those aged 15 and over, literacy was 7.9 percentage points higher for men than for women.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many children in Preah Vihear go to school?
At the 2019 census 82.2% of children aged 6 to 11 in Preah Vihear were attending school, as were 84.3% of those aged 12 to 14 and 55.4% 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 Preah Vihear are in university or college?
12.1% of people aged 18 to 24 in Preah Vihear were still in education at the 2019 census (national: 20.7%); joint lowest of 25 provinces for this age group.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyWhat level of education do people in Preah Vihear have?
Among literate people aged 15 and over in Preah Vihear, 45.1% had not finished primary school, 21.8% had finished lower secondary and 4.1% 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 Preah Vihear?
Preah Vihear had 411 public schools from pre-school to upper secondary in 2021-22, with 58,449 students (29,838 girls) and 2,178 teaching staff.
Source: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (copy hosted by Open Development Cambodia) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Preah Vihear?
Public schools in Preah Vihear had 26.8 pupils for every teacher in 2021-22, and primary schools had 29.9 (nationally: 34.6 and 45.1); 8th 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 Preah Vihear have no water or toilets?
65.9% of primary schools in Preah Vihear had no water supply and 19.2% had no latrine in 2021-22 (national: 57.7% and 22.5%); 18.8% 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 Preah Vihear?
In the 2020-21 school year the dropout rate in Preah Vihear was 8.3% in primary school, 14.4% in lower secondary and 22.6% 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 Preah Vihear?
Net enrolment in public schools in 2021-22 in Preah Vihear was 95.8% in primary, 36.3% in lower secondary and 23.8% 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 Preah Vihear compares with other provinces
Adult literacy rate, age 15 and over (2019)
Preah Vihear ranks 22 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adult literacy rate, age 15 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Kampong Thom | 79.8% |
| 20 | Oddar Meanchey | 79.6% |
| 21 | Siem Reap | 79.0% |
| 22 | Preah Vihear | 78.5% |
| 23 | Stung Treng | 74.3% |
| 24 | Mondul Kiri | 73.9% |
| 25 | Ratanak Kiri | 71.0% |
Share of 15 to 17 year olds in school (2019)
Preah Vihear ranks 23 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of 15 to 17 year olds in school |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Ratanak Kiri | 61.5% |
| 20 | Oddar Meanchey | 58.5% |
| 21 | Banteay Meanchey | 58.3% |
| 22 | Kratie | 58.2% |
| 23 | Preah Vihear | 55.4% |
| 24 | Stung Treng | 54.2% |
| 25 | Mondul Kiri | 50.6% |
Lower secondary dropout rate, 2020-21 (2020-21)
Preah Vihear ranks 18 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Lower secondary dropout rate, 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kampot | 15.8% |
| 16 | Koh Kong | 14.9% |
| 17 | Pursat | 14.5% |
| 18 | Preah Vihear | 14.4% |
| 19 | Preah Sihanouk | 13.1% |
| 20 | Mondul Kiri | 12.9% |
| 21 | Phnom Penh | 12.3% |
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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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