Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 96.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Central African Republic, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Central African Republic stood at 96.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Central African Republic peaked at 96.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 1971.
Central African Republic ranks 78th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 85.9% | — |
| 1972 | 88.9% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 90.0% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 88.7% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 90.3% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 90.0% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 91.1% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 92.5% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 90.1% | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 94.2% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 96.0% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 95.6% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 92.8% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 96.3% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 90.3% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.2% | 85.9% | 90.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 94.1% | 90.1% | 96.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 95.3% | 92.8% | 96.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 92.0% | 90.3% | 95.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.7% | 96.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Central African Republic
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 184,252 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,152 (2017)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,337 (2017)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 137,844 (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 813,767 (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1726 units per person (2016)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Central African Republic?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Central African Republic was 96.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 1971.
- How does Central African Republic rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Central African Republic ranks 78th out of 219 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release