School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7866 GPIA in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic is 0.7866 GPIA, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic peaked at 0.7866 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4876 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Central African Republic 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4876 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4951 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5056 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5367 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5233 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5699 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5507 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5454 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5671 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6042 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5907 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5867 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5509 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5871 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5856 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6516 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6306 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6225 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6219 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6395 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6587 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6806 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6997 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6866 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7038 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6799 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7005 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7121 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7195 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7246 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7245 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7431 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7627 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7866 GPIA | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5313 GPIA | 0.4876 GPIA | 0.5699 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6032 GPIA | 0.5509 GPIA | 0.6516 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6596 GPIA | 0.6395 GPIA | 0.6806 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.703 GPIA | 0.6799 GPIA | 0.7246 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7542 GPIA | 0.7245 GPIA | 0.7866 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 211 Eritrea 0.8484 GPIA compare
- 212 Somalia 0.8324 GPIA compare
- 213 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 0.8208 GPIA compare
- 215 Afghanistan 0.7748 GPIA compare
More education data for Central African Republic
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 9,756 (2016)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 49.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 48.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.81 (2016)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic was 0.7866 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7866 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4876 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Central African Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Central African Republic ranks 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release