Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 55.58 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Central African Republic, 1971–2012
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 55.58 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2012. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Central African Republic peaked at 55.58 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 28.59, in 1971.
Central African Republic ranks 184th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28.59 | — |
| 1972 | 30.41 | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 32.58 | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 32.35 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 32.12 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 31.9 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 31.67 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 31.94 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 34 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 36.07 | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 38.14 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 40.31 | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 41.01 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 44.38 | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 47.74 | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 51.11 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 42.07 | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 40.51 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 40.64 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 47.2 | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 43.35 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 36.27 | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 36.27 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 42.21 | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 50.16 | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 50.32 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 53.79 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 52.27 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 55.58 | +6.3% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 55.58 is below the median for low income countries, which is 68.33, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 55.58 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.73 | 28.59 | 34 | 9 |
| 1980s | 42.2 | 36.07 | 51.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.27 | 43.35 | 47.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.04 | 36.27 | 50.32 | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.88 | 52.27 | 55.58 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More education data for Central African Republic
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 62.11 (2012)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Central African Republic?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Central African Republic was 55.58 in 2012, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 55.58 in 2012.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.59 in 1971.
- How does Central African Republic rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Central African Republic ranks 184th out of 190 countries with data for 2012.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.