Share of primary school teachers who are women in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 19.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Central African Republic, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, share of primary school teachers who are women in Central African Republic stood at 19.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Central African Republic peaked at 26.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2008.
That places Central African Republic 210th out of 212 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.8% | 16.2% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 21.1% | 26.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 25.6% | 24.9% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.5% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 14.3% | 19.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Central African Republic?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Central African Republic was 19.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2008.
- How does Central African Republic rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Central African Republic ranks 210th out of 212 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.