School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.7597 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Central African Republic, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.7597 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2016. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Central African Republic peaked at 0.7597 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4505 GPI, in 1972.
That places Central African Republic 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4518 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4505 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4557 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5062 GPI | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4923 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4899 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5017 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5391 GPI | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5274 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5185 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5745 GPI | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5697 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5657 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5741 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5867 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6028 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6235 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6687 GPI | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6907 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6972 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7018 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7597 GPI | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4783 GPI | 0.4505 GPI | 0.5062 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5527 GPI | 0.5185 GPI | 0.5745 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.6043 GPI | 0.5867 GPI | 0.6235 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6797 GPI | 0.6687 GPI | 0.6907 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7196 GPI | 0.6972 GPI | 0.7597 GPI | 3 |
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More education data for Central African Republic
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 354,910 (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0753 units per person (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 458,857 (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0973 units per person (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Central African Republic?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Central African Republic was 0.7597 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7597 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4505 GPI in 1972.
- How does Central African Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Central African Republic ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.