Education in Central African Republic 111 indicators covering education for Central African Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Population ages 0-14 48.7% 2025 down 0.7% 1st Population ages 15-64 49.1% 2025 up 0.2% 215th School enrollment, primary 96.8% 2016 up 70.7% 141st Primary education, teachers 9,756 2016 up 109.7% 139th School enrollment, primary, female 85.2% 2016 up 81.8% 182nd School enrollment, primary, male 108.3% 2016 up 63.0% 47th Labor force, female 48.3% 2025 up 3.6% 34th Labor force, total 2.08 million 2025 up 19.8% 126th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.7657 GPI 2017 up 7.7% 196th School enrollment, secondary 15.8% 2017 up 31.8% 202nd Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 11.2 per 1,000 2024 down 70.6% 9th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 10.3 per 1,000 2024 down 57.4% 3rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 10.1 per 1,000 2024 down 76.0% 13th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 22.4 per 1,000 2024 down 73.3% 5th Secondary education, teachers 4,357 2017 up 273.7% 160th School enrollment, secondary, female 12.8% 2017 up 46.6% 200th School enrollment, secondary, male 18.8% 2017 up 23.3% 201st School enrollment, tertiary 2.8% 2012 up 42.8% 186th School enrollment, primary, private 16.7% 2016 up 71.4% 81st School enrollment, preprimary 2.9% 2017 down 7.1% 193rd School enrollment, tertiary, female 1.5% 2012 up 128.1% 184th School enrollment, tertiary, male 4.2% 2012 up 29.3% 179th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.6727 GPI 2017 up 19.1% 189th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.348 GPI 2012 up 76.5% 187th Secondary education, teachers, female 2,040 2017 up 1,357.1% 152nd Primary completion rate, female 31.2% 2016 up 75.4% 189th Primary completion rate, male 45.6% 2016 up 64.5% 185th Government expenditure on education, total 1.8% 2023 down 30.6% 183rd Secondary education, general pupils 132,695 2017 up 67.3% 141st Lower secondary completion rate, total 8.9% 2016 up 17.9% 187th School enrollment, preprimary, female 3.0% 2017 down 9.0% 190th School enrollment, preprimary, male 2.9% 2017 down 5.1% 190th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 46.6% 2011 — 170th Government expenditure on education, total 10.0% 2023 up 23.6% 148th Secondary education, general pupils 40.1% 2017 up 4.4% 198th Lower secondary completion rate, female 7.0% 2016 up 8.0% 187th Lower secondary completion rate, male 10.8% 2016 up 25.1% 187th Children out of school 37.9% 2012 down 34.0% 10th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 813,767 2016 up 94.3% 92nd Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Secondary education, pupils 137,844 2017 up 47.7% 145th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 45.4% 2011 — 156th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 47.3% 2011 — 152nd Secondary education, vocational pupils 5,149 2017 up 20.7% 142nd Number of infant deaths, female 6,203 2024 down 34.2% 44th Number of infant deaths, male 7,927 2024 down 29.9% 44th Number of under-five deaths, female 9,431 2024 down 48.7% 42nd Number of under-five deaths, male 11,124 2024 down 45.3% 43rd Children out of school, female 44.4% 2012 down 30.3% 5th Children out of school, male 31.5% 2012 down 38.5% 15th Secondary education, vocational pupils 42.1% 2017 up 13.7% 87th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 128.1% 2016 up 106.3% 18th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.0% 2025 up 7.3% 72nd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.6% 2025 up 8.4% 81st Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.3% 2025 up 8.2% 73rd Primary education, teachers 19.1% 2016 up 25.4% 198th Repeaters, primary, total 22.6% 2016 down 19.6% 5th Page 1 of 2 Next →