Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 1.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Central African Republic, 1978–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 1.8% for government spending on education as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Central African Republic peaked at 3.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2011.
That places Central African Republic 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Central African Republic
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 49.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 48.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers 9,756 (2016)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.95 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 85.2% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Central African Republic?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Central African Republic was 1.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2011.
- How does Central African Republic rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Central African Republic ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.