Education in Pursat, Cambodia: official figures
86.8% of people aged 15 and over in Pursat could read and write at the 2019 census, 90.5% of men and 83.4% of women (national: 87.7%); 11th highest of 25 provinces for adult literacy.
How many people in Pursat can read and write?
Among people aged 7 and over in Pursat, 88.3% were literate in 2019 (national: 88.5%). Among those aged 15 and over, literacy was 7.1 percentage points higher for men than for women.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many children in Pursat go to school?
At the 2019 census 90.9% of children aged 6 to 11 in Pursat were attending school, as were 92.8% of those aged 12 to 14 and 70.4% 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 Pursat are in university or college?
18.1% of people aged 18 to 24 in Pursat were still in education at the 2019 census (national: 20.7%); 12th lowest of 25 provinces for this age group.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyWhat level of education do people in Pursat have?
Among literate people aged 15 and over in Pursat, 41.4% had not finished primary school, 24.6% had finished lower secondary and 2.6% 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 Pursat?
Pursat had 551 public schools from pre-school to upper secondary in 2021-22, with 111,387 students (58,990 girls) and 3,140 teaching staff.
Source: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (copy hosted by Open Development Cambodia) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Pursat?
Public schools in Pursat had 35.5 pupils for every teacher in 2021-22, and primary schools had 48.6 (nationally: 34.6 and 45.1); 10th 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 Pursat have no water or toilets?
77.5% of primary schools in Pursat had no water supply and 11.4% had no latrine in 2021-22 (national: 57.7% and 22.5%); 62.7% 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 Pursat?
In the 2020-21 school year the dropout rate in Pursat was 7.2% in primary school, 14.5% in lower secondary and 16.3% 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 Pursat?
Net enrolment in public schools in 2021-22 in Pursat was 99.3% in primary, 45.8% in lower secondary and 27.6% 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 Pursat compares with other provinces
Adult literacy rate, age 15 and over (2019)
Pursat ranks 11 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adult literacy rate, age 15 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kampong Cham | 88.6% |
| 9 | Kampong Chhnang | 88.3% |
| 10 | Kampot | 88.0% |
| 11 | Pursat | 86.8% |
| 12 | Banteay Meanchey | 86.7% |
| 13 | Kep | 86.7% |
| 14 | Pailin | 86.5% |
Share of 15 to 17 year olds in school (2019)
Pursat ranks 8 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of 15 to 17 year olds in school |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kampot | 72.2% |
| 6 | Kampong Chhnang | 71.9% |
| 7 | Phnom Penh | 71.8% |
| 8 | Pursat | 70.4% |
| 9 | Koh Kong | 69.4% |
| 10 | Kep | 68.0% |
| 11 | Kandal | 67.6% |
Lower secondary dropout rate, 2020-21 (2020-21)
Pursat ranks 17 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Lower secondary dropout rate, 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Siem Reap | 16.2% |
| 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% |
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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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