Primary education, pupils, per capita in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1726 units per person in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1726 units per person
World rank
19th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.1726 units per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.0814 units per person
in 1972
Years of data
35
1971–2016

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Central African Republic, 1971–2016

00.050.10.151971199320161971: 0.082 units per person1972: 0.081 units per person1973: 0.087 units per person1974: 0.088 units per person1975: 0.093 units per person1976: 0.094 units per person1977: 0.099 units per person1978: 0.1 units per person1979: 0.099 units per person1980: 0.099 units per person1981: 0.099 units per person1982: 0.104 units per person1983: 0.107 units per person1984: 0.113 units per person1985: 0.118 units per person1986: 0.118 units per person1987: 0.103 units per person1988: 0.106 units per person1989: 0.107 units per person1990: 0.113 units per person1991: 0.104 units per person1992: 0.091 units per person2001: 0.117 units per person2002: 0.102 units per person2003: 0.101 units per person2004: 0.087 units per person2005: 0.096 units per person2006: 0.096 units per person2007: 0.111 units per person2008: 0.128 units per person2009: 0.134 units per person2010: 0.142 units per person2011: 0.142 units per person2012: 0.144 units per person2016: 0.173 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 0.1726 units per person for primary education, pupils, per capita in 2016. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 80.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 0.1726 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0814 units per person, in 1972.

That places Central African Republic 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for Primary education, pupils, per capita in Central African Republic, 1971 to 2016.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0823 units per person
1972 0.0814 units per person -1.1%
1973 0.0871 units per person +7.0%
1974 0.0883 units per person +1.4%
1975 0.0933 units per person +5.6%
1976 0.0943 units per person +1.1%
1977 0.0988 units per person +4.8%
1978 0.0995 units per person +0.7%
1979 0.0993 units per person -0.2%
1980 0.0993 units per person +0.0%
1981 0.0993 units per person -0.0%
1982 0.1035 units per person +4.2%
1983 0.1068 units per person +3.2%
1984 0.1135 units per person +6.2%
1985 0.1184 units per person +4.4%
1986 0.1176 units per person -0.7%
1987 0.1027 units per person -12.6%
1988 0.1055 units per person +2.7%
1989 0.1068 units per person +1.2%
1990 0.1127 units per person +5.5%
1991 0.1041 units per person -7.6%
1992 0.0909 units per person -12.7%
2001 0.117 units per person +28.8%
2002 0.1025 units per person -12.4%
2003 0.101 units per person -1.4%
2004 0.0866 units per person -14.3%
2005 0.0962 units per person +11.0%
2006 0.0957 units per person -0.5%
2007 0.1109 units per person +15.9%
2008 0.1281 units per person +15.5%
2009 0.1343 units per person +4.8%
2010 0.1417 units per person +5.6%
2011 0.142 units per person +0.2%
2012 0.1436 units per person +1.1%
2016 0.1726 units per person +20.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0916 units per person 0.0814 units per person 0.0995 units per person 9
1980s 0.1074 units per person 0.0993 units per person 0.1184 units per person 10
1990s 0.1026 units per person 0.0909 units per person 0.1127 units per person 3
2000s 0.108 units per person 0.0866 units per person 0.1343 units per person 9
2010s 0.15 units per person 0.1417 units per person 0.1726 units per person 4

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 16 Zimbabwe 0.1767 units per person compare
  2. 17 Burundi 0.1748 units per person compare
  3. 18 Benin 0.1743 units per person compare
  4. 20 Mauritania 0.1725 units per person compare
  5. 21 Iraq 0.1713 units per person compare
  6. 22 Vanuatu 0.171 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Central African Republic?
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Central African Republic was 0.1726 units per person in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.1726 units per person in 2016.
What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0814 units per person in 1972.
How does Central African Republic rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Central African Republic ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2016.
Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
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Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.