Central African Republic vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Central African Republic
0.1726 units per person
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.113 units per person
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
18th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.1726 units per person against 0.113 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0596 units per person.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0916 units per person 0.1145 units per person 0.0229 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 0.1074 units per person 0.1186 units per person 0.0112 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 0.1026 units per person 0.1213 units per person 0.0187 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 0.108 units per person 0.1128 units per person 0.0048 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 0.15 units per person 0.1068 units per person 0.0432 units per person Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Central African Republic or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Central African Republic, at 0.1726 units per person against 0.113 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2016.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Central African Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.0596 units per person, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Central African Republic and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Central African Republic ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.