Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 66.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Central African Republic, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 66.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Central African Republic peaked at 84.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2022.
Central African Republic ranks 15th 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, male in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.6% | — |
| 2001 | 83.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 81.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 78.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 61.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 66.5% | +3.9% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 66.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.2%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 66.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.8% | 78.6% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 61.8% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 61.4% | 66.5% | 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, male in Central African Republic?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Central African Republic was 66.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2022.
- How does Central African Republic rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Central African Republic ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release