Secondary education, pupils in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Secondary education, pupils was 40.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Central African Republic, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2017, secondary education, pupils in Central African Republic stood at 40.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Central African Republic peaked at 40.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1973.
Central African Republic ranks 195th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 18.9% | — |
| 1972 | 17.3% | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 16.5% | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 18.0% | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 17.9% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 21.2% | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 25.8% | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 26.4% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 26.3% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 27.0% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 27.8% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 29.2% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 29.4% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 34.6% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.8% | 16.5% | 21.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 25.8% | 29.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 28.7% | 29.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 34.6% | 36.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 34.3% | 40.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Central African Republic
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Central African Republic?
- Secondary education, pupils in Central African Republic was 40.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1973.
- How does Central African Republic rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Central African Republic ranks 195th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.