Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 24.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Central African Republic, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Central African Republic is 24.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Central African Republic peaked at 24.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1960.
That places Central African Republic 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.2% | — |
| 1965 | 5.7% | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 6.3% | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | +45.4% |
| 1980 | 12.0% | +30.6% |
| 1985 | 13.8% | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 17.3% | +25.7% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +2.3% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 24.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.2%, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 24.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.4%, 83% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 6.3% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 12.0% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 17.3% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 22.1% | 23.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 65 Viet Nam 25.5% compare
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More education data for Central African Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,357 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,252 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,152 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,337 (2017)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 137,844 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 813,767 (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1726 units per person (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Central African Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Central African Republic was 24.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1960.
- How does Central African Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Central African Republic ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)