International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 2011. ▲ Rising
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Central African Republic, 2000–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Central African Republic is 0.8%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 67.4% on the previous year and up 86.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Central African Republic peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Central African Republic ranks 18th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6% | — |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -28.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +67.4% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
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 international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Central African Republic?
- International expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Central African Republic was 0.8% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Central African Republic rank for international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Central African Republic ranks 18th out of 178 countries with data for 2011.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release