School life expectancy, secondary, male in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 1.35 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Central African Republic, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 1.35 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2017.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Central African Republic peaked at 1.53 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4037 years, in 1971.
Central African Republic ranks 211th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4037 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.5034 years | +24.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5808 years | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7348 years | +26.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7855 years | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.918 years | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9641 years | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 1.06 years | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 1.22 years | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 1.46 years | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 1.52 years | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 1.27 years | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 1.18 years | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 1.13 years | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 1.21 years | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 1.21 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1 years | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 1 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.12 years | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 1.5 years | +34.2% |
| 2012 | 1.53 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.18 years | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 1.35 years | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6986 years | 0.4037 years | 0.9641 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.26 years | 1.06 years | 1.52 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.14 years | 1 years | 1.21 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.06 years | 1 years | 1.12 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.39 years | 1.18 years | 1.53 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 208 Burundi 1.56 years compare
- 209 Equatorial Guinea 1.43 years compare
- 210 Niger 1.42 years compare
- 212 Guinea-Bissau 1.26 years compare
- 213 Somalia 0.3137 years compare
More education data for Central African Republic
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Central African Republic?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Central African Republic was 1.35 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4037 years in 1971.
- How does Central African Republic rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Central African Republic ranks 211th out of 213 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release