What share of students finish school in Siem Reap?

The 2021-22 completion rate in Siem Reap's public schools was 106.7% for primary, 65.6% for lower secondary and 43.3% for upper secondary school (national: 87.3%, 52.9% and 33.1%). Private schools are not counted. A figure above 100% means the ministry counted more completers than children of the official age.

Education in Siem Reap, Cambodia: official figures

79.0% of people aged 15 and over in Siem Reap could read and write at the 2019 census, 83.1% of men and 75.3% of women (national: 87.7%); 5th lowest of 25 provinces for adult literacy.

Adult literacy rate (2019 census, age 15+)

79.0%

2019

How many people in Siem Reap can read and write?

Among people aged 7 and over in Siem Reap, 81.6% were literate in 2019 (national: 88.5%). Among those aged 15 and over, literacy was 7.8 percentage points higher for men than for women.

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How many children in Siem Reap go to school?

At the 2019 census 88.3% of children aged 6 to 11 in Siem Reap were attending school, as were 89.3% of those aged 12 to 14 and 64.1% of those aged 15 to 17 (national: 90.6%, 91.6% and 67.6%).

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How many young people in Siem Reap are in university or college?

18.7% of people aged 18 to 24 in Siem Reap were still in education at the 2019 census (national: 20.7%); joint 10th highest of 25 provinces for this age group.

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What level of education do people in Siem Reap have?

Among literate people aged 15 and over in Siem Reap, 38.7% had not finished primary school, 26.2% had finished lower secondary and 6.4% had gone beyond lower secondary at the 2019 census (national: 35.2%, 26.7% and 7.0%).

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How many schools are there in Siem Reap?

Siem Reap had 1,109 public schools from pre-school to upper secondary in 2021-22, with 278,744 students (143,448 girls) and 5,943 teaching staff.

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What is the pupil-teacher ratio in Siem Reap?

Public schools in Siem Reap had 46.9 pupils for every teacher in 2021-22, and primary schools had 55.0 (nationally: 34.6 and 45.1); the highest of 25 provinces for pupils per teacher.

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How many schools in Siem Reap have no water or toilets?

52.1% of primary schools in Siem Reap had no water supply and 26.8% had no latrine in 2021-22 (national: 57.7% and 22.5%); 60.9% ran two shifts.

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How many students drop out of school in Siem Reap?

In the 2020-21 school year the dropout rate in Siem Reap was 9.1% in primary school, 16.2% in lower secondary and 16.5% in upper secondary (national: 7.2%, 16.6% and 18.5%).

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What is the school enrolment rate in Siem Reap?

Net enrolment in public schools in 2021-22 in Siem Reap was 98.9% in primary, 50.5% in lower secondary and 33.9% in upper secondary school (national: 86.8%, 43.6% and 26.3%). Children in private schools are not counted.

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How Siem Reap compares with other provinces

Adult literacy rate, age 15 and over (2019)

Siem Reap ranks 21 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Region	Adult literacy rate, age 15 and over
18	Tboung Khmum	81.9%
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%

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Share of 15 to 17 year olds in school (2019)

Siem Reap ranks 15 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Region	Share of 15 to 17 year olds in school
12	Kampong Thom	66.4%
13	Preah Sihanouk	66.4%
14	Battambang	66.3%
15	Siem Reap	64.1%
16	Kampong Speu	62.2%
17	Tboung Khmum	61.9%
18	Pailin	61.6%

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Lower secondary dropout rate, 2020-21 (2020-21)

Siem Reap ranks 14 of 25, highest first.

Rank	Region	Lower secondary dropout rate, 2020-21
11	Pailin	17.4%
12	Oddar Meanchey	16.8%
13	Battambang	16.7%
14	Siem Reap	16.2%
15	Kampot	15.8%
16	Koh Kong	14.9%
17	Pursat	14.5%

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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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