Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 22.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ 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 25+ with primary in Central African Republic is 22.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Central African Republic peaked at 22.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1960.
That places Central African Republic 69th 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 25+ with primary in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.6% | — |
| 1965 | 6.0% | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 6.3% | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 7.7% | +22.9% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 10.7% | +26.7% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 17.6% | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +9.7% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 22.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.0%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 22.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.9%, 79% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.0% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.6% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 1 |
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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 25+ with primary in Central African Republic?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Central African Republic was 22.9% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1960.
- How does Central African Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Central African Republic ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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 25+ 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)