Primary completion rate, female in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Primary completion rate, female was 31.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Central African Republic, 1971–2016
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Central African Republic is 31.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Central African Republic peaked at 31.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1971.
That places Central African Republic 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.1% | — |
| 1972 | 10.7% | +17.3% |
| 1973 | 12.8% | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 12.0% | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 14.3% | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 15.6% | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 16.4% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 16.3% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | -9.9% |
| 1986 | 28.2% | +92.7% |
| 1987 | 21.6% | -23.5% |
| 1988 | 22.7% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 21.0% | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 20.3% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 20.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.0% | 9.1% | 16.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 20.1% | 14.7% | 28.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 15.8% | 20.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 15.6% | 25.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 26.8% | 31.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Central African Republic
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 137,844 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 15.95 % change on previous year (2017)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,756 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55,317 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 18.41 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 82,527 (2017)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 14.35 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,489 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.62 % change on previous year (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Central African Republic?
- Primary completion rate, female in Central African Republic was 31.2% in 2016, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1971.
- How does Central African Republic rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Central African Republic ranks 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.