Inequality in education in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Inequality in education was 0.352 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality in education in Central African Republic, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.352 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Central African Republic peaked at 0.352 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3455, in 2010.
That places Central African Republic 34th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3468 | 0.3455 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.352 | 0.352 | 0.352 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 31 Egypt, Arab Rep. 0.3694 compare
- 32 India 0.3688 compare
- 33 Bangladesh 0.3525 compare
- 35 Niger 0.3496 compare
- 36 Guatemala 0.3495 compare
- 37 Mozambique 0.3433 compare
More education data for Central African Republic
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- 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)
- 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 inequality in education in Central African Republic?
- Inequality in education in Central African Republic was 0.352 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.352 in 2018.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3455 in 2010.
- How does Central African Republic rank for inequality in education?
- Central African Republic ranks 34th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.