The table illustrates the literacy rates of men and women across six age groups in Cambodia in 2004.
Overall, literacy rates were higher among younger age groups, and men consistently outperformed women in all categories. The gender gap widened significantly in the older age groups.
In the youngest group, aged 15-24, the literacy rate was the highest for both sexes, with 84.3% of men and 76.6% of women being literate, resulting in a combined rate of 80.5%. However, literacy declined steadily with age. Among those aged 25-34 and 35-44, the overall literacy dropped to 71.1% and 65.8% respectively.
The largest gender disparities appeared in the older age groups. For example, in the 55-64 group, 80.6% of men were literate compared to only 34.4% of women. This trend worsened in the 65+ group, where only 12.4% of women were literate, compared to 62.8% of men.
The conclusion is, literacy rates in Cambodia in 2004 were higher among younger people and males. Women, especially in older age groups, had significantly lower literacy rates.
