Over-age students, primary, female in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Over-age students, primary, female was 18.9% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, female in Central African Republic, 1971–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 18.9% for over-age students, primary, female in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Central African Republic peaked at 25.6% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 1972.
That places Central African Republic 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.6% | — |
| 1972 | 13.7% | -22.0% |
| 1973 | 14.3% | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 25.6% | +79.4% |
| 1978 | 25.5% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 18.6% | -27.1% |
| 1982 | 18.4% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 17.6% | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 17.4% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 19.9% | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 23.3% | +17.2% |
| 1989 | 22.6% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -31.1% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +35.0% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 13.7% | 25.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 19.7% | 17.4% | 23.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 18.7% | 21.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 18.9% | 19.6% | 3 |
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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 over-age students, primary, female in Central African Republic?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Central African Republic was 18.9% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 1977.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 1972.
- How does Central African Republic rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Central African Republic ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2012.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.