Education in Central African Republic 757 indicators covering education for Central African Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Average years of schooling among adults 3.99 years 2023 up 10.9% 178th Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 3.99 years 2023 up 10.9% 178th Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 3.99 years 2023 up 10.9% 178th Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 66.2% 2017 up 22.6% 44th Average years of schooling, males vs. females 5.44 years 2023 up 6.2% 174th Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 8.6 years 2023 up 16.1% 183rd Primary completion rate, female 31.2% 2016 up 75.4% 189th Primary completion rate, male 45.6% 2016 up 64.5% 185th Duration of compulsory education 10 years 2025 unchanged 86th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 58.7% 2016 up 17.2% 191st School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 7.17 years 2016 up 14.5% 188th 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 School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.1564 years 2012 up 63.2% 177th 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 Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 12,489 number 2017 up 1.2% 162nd Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 813,767 2016 up 94.3% 92nd Share of children in primary school age who are in school 62.1% 2012 up 46.0% 199th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Secondary education, pupils 137,844 2017 up 47.7% 145th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 37.9% 2012 down 34.0% 11th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 50.7% 2016 up 23.2% 189th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 66.7% 2016 up 13.0% 181st School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 8.15 years 2016 up 9.9% 180th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.7597 GPI 2016 up 10.0% 188th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 6.19 years 2016 up 20.9% 188th 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 Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 55.6% 2012 up 53.2% 184th Number of under-five deaths, male 11,124 2024 down 45.3% 43rd Number of under-five deaths, female 9,431 2024 down 48.7% 42nd Number of infant deaths, male 7,927 2024 down 29.9% 44th Number of infant deaths, female 6,203 2024 down 34.2% 44th School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.2293 years 2012 up 41.8% 170th School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 0.365 GPI 2012 up 90.9% 174th School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.0837 years 2012 up 170.6% 172nd Teachers in primary education, female 1,862 number 2016 up 163.0% 161st Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.8115 index 2012 up 9.0% 178th Children out of school, female 44.4% 2012 down 30.3% 5th Children out of school, male 31.5% 2012 down 38.5% 15th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 6,337 number 2017 down 0.8% 160th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutio 66.2% 2017 up 22.6% 50th Secondary education, vocational pupils 42.1% 2017 up 13.7% 87th Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational p 3.6% 2017 down 19.9% 139th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 6.85 years 2012 — 179th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 128.1% 2016 up 106.3% 18th Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment), f 3.9% 2017 down 16.3% 125th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.3% 2025 up 8.2% 73rd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.6% 2025 up 8.4% 81st ← Previous Page 2 of 13 Next →