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

Latest (2016)
0.7597 GPI
World rank
188th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.7597 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.4505 GPI
in 1972
Years of data
22
1971–2016

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Central African Republic, 1971–2016

00.20.40.60.81971199320161971: 0.452 GPI1972: 0.451 GPI1973: 0.456 GPI1976: 0.506 GPI1977: 0.492 GPI1978: 0.49 GPI1979: 0.502 GPI1980: 0.539 GPI1981: 0.527 GPI1982: 0.519 GPI1986: 0.575 GPI1987: 0.57 GPI1988: 0.566 GPI1989: 0.574 GPI1990: 0.587 GPI1991: 0.603 GPI1992: 0.624 GPI2001: 0.669 GPI2009: 0.691 GPI2011: 0.697 GPI2012: 0.702 GPI2016: 0.76 GPI

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

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Central African Republic, 1971 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 185 Yemen 0.8153 GPI compare
  2. 186 Iraq 0.803 GPI compare
  3. 187 Guinea 0.7713 GPI compare
  4. 189 Chad 0.7158 GPI compare
  5. 190 Guinea-Bissau 0.6353 GPI compare
  6. 191 Afghanistan 0.6315 GPI compare

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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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.