Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 71.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Central African Republic, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 71.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Central African Republic peaked at 88.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2023.
Central African Republic ranks 13th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.1% | — |
| 2001 | 87.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 87.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.8% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 71.5% | +2.4% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 71.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.1%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 71.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.2%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 84.8% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 71.4% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 69.0% | 71.5% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Central African Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Central African Republic was 71.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2023.
- How does Central African Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Central African Republic ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release