Education in Tboung Khmum, Cambodia: official figures
81.9% of people aged 15 and over in Tboung Khmum could read and write at the 2019 census, 86.4% of men and 77.9% of women (national: 87.7%); 8th lowest of 25 provinces for adult literacy.
How many people in Tboung Khmum can read and write?
Among people aged 7 and over in Tboung Khmum, 83.9% were literate in 2019 (national: 88.5%). Among those aged 15 and over, literacy was 8.5 percentage points higher for men than for women.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many children in Tboung Khmum go to school?
At the 2019 census 91.8% of children aged 6 to 11 in Tboung Khmum were attending school, as were 90.7% of those aged 12 to 14 and 61.9% 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 Tboung Khmum are in university or college?
15.4% of people aged 18 to 24 in Tboung Khmum were still in education at the 2019 census (national: 20.7%); 10th lowest of 25 provinces for this age group.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyWhat level of education do people in Tboung Khmum have?
Among literate people aged 15 and over in Tboung Khmum, 49.2% had not finished primary school, 17.9% had finished lower secondary and 2.3% 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 Tboung Khmum?
Tboung Khmum had 723 public schools from pre-school to upper secondary in 2021-22, with 170,498 students (85,439 girls) and 3,904 teaching staff.
Source: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (copy hosted by Open Development Cambodia) · saved copyWhat is the pupil-teacher ratio in Tboung Khmum?
Public schools in Tboung Khmum had 43.7 pupils for every teacher in 2021-22, and primary schools had 52.0 (nationally: 34.6 and 45.1); 2nd 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 Tboung Khmum have no water or toilets?
49.0% of primary schools in Tboung Khmum had no water supply and 20.0% had no latrine in 2021-22 (national: 57.7% and 22.5%); 65.0% 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 Tboung Khmum?
In the 2020-21 school year the dropout rate in Tboung Khmum was 10.8% in primary school, 21.2% in lower secondary and 20.9% 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 Tboung Khmum?
Net enrolment in public schools in 2021-22 in Tboung Khmum was 96.1% in primary, 41.1% in lower secondary and 19.5% 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 Tboung Khmum compares with other provinces
Adult literacy rate, age 15 and over (2019)
Tboung Khmum ranks 18 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Adult literacy rate, age 15 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Battambang | 85.1% |
| 16 | Koh Kong | 83.4% |
| 17 | Kratie | 82.7% |
| 18 | Tboung Khmum | 81.9% |
| 19 | Kampong Thom | 79.8% |
| 20 | Oddar Meanchey | 79.6% |
| 21 | Siem Reap | 79.0% |
Share of 15 to 17 year olds in school (2019)
Tboung Khmum ranks 17 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of 15 to 17 year olds in school |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Battambang | 66.3% |
| 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% |
Lower secondary dropout rate, 2020-21 (2020-21)
Tboung Khmum ranks 3 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Lower secondary dropout rate, 2020-21 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampong Speu | 27.7% |
| 2 | Svay Rieng | 22.2% |
| 3 | Tboung Khmum | 21.2% |
| 4 | Stung Treng | 20.9% |
| 5 | Kratie | 20.1% |
| 6 | Ratanak Kiri | 19.8% |
| 7 | Kampong Cham | 18.7% |
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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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