Share of schools with access to electricity in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of schools with access to electricity was 90.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.6%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
103rd
of 135 countries
All-time high
90.6%
in 2024
All-time low
75.5%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Share of schools with access to electricity in Cambodia, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to electricity in Cambodia stood at 90.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
That places Cambodia 103rd out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 87.3% | — |
| 2021 | 75.5% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 90.6% | +1.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 90.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 90.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 91% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 75.5% | 90.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More energy & mining data for Cambodia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 16.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Cambodia?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Cambodia was 90.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2021.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Cambodia ranks 103rd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).