Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 70,547 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Central African Republic, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Central African Republic is 70,547 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Central African Republic peaked at 70,547 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24,012 number, in 1970.
Central African Republic ranks 93rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24,012 number | — |
| 1971 | 24,364 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 25,115 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 25,820 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 26,464 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 27,036 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 27,512 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 28,199 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 28,905 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 29,621 number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 30,327 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 31,002 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 31,928 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 32,891 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 33,858 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 34,785 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 35,657 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 37,017 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 38,407 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 39,780 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 41,110 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 42,318 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 43,545 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 44,748 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 45,892 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 46,914 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 47,790 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 48,968 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 49,961 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 50,833 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 51,652 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 52,497 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 53,919 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 55,471 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 57,046 number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 58,519 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 59,737 number | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 61,433 number | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 63,029 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 64,416 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 65,459 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 66,074 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 67,336 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 68,280 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 68,943 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 69,387 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 69,641 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69,870 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 70,122 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 70,369 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 70,547 number | +0.3% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 70,547 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 28% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 70,547 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26,705 number | 24,012 number | 29,621 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,565 number | 30,327 number | 39,780 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,208 number | 41,110 number | 50,833 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,772 number | 51,652 number | 64,416 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,548 number | 65,459 number | 70,369 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,547 number | 70,547 number | 70,547 number | 1 |
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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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Central African Republic?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Central African Republic was 70,547 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 70,547 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,012 number in 1970.
- How does Central African Republic rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Central African Republic ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.