What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Central African Republic and Indonesia?

55,759, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Indonesia?

21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Indonesia: Children out of school, primary

Central African Republic

306,334

in 2012

Indonesia

250,575

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

32nd

Indonesia rank

35th

Children out of school, primary over time

Central African Republic
Indonesia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 306,334 against 250,575 in Indonesia, a difference of 55,759.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Indonesia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 32nd and Indonesia ranks 35th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	206,286	4.76 million	4.55 million	Indonesia
1980s	185,633	861,259	675,626	Indonesia
1990s	205,761	1.16 million	951,989	Indonesia
2000s	372,784	837,270	464,487	Indonesia
2010s	309,040	218,270	90,770	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Central African Republic or Indonesia?: Central African Republic, at 306,334 against 250,575 in Indonesia as of 2012.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Central African Republic and Indonesia?: 55,759, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Indonesia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Central African Republic and Indonesia rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Central African Republic ranks 32nd and Indonesia ranks 35th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, primary
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.