Teachers in primary education, female in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Teachers in primary education, female was 1,862 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Central African Republic, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 1,862 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 163.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Central African Republic peaked at 1,862 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 437 number, in 1972.
Central African Republic ranks 161st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 466 number | — |
| 1972 | 437 number | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 492 number | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 507 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 563 number | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 592 number | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 647 number | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 703 number | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 817 number | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 847 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1,016 number | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 1,009 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,129 number | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 1,131 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1,178 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 1,058 number | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 1,112 number | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 1,067 number | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 942 number | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 996 number | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 708 number | -28.9% |
| 2008 | 731 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 911 number | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 1,083 number | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 1,400 number | +29.3% |
| 2012 | 1,649 number | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 1,862 number | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 580.44 number | 437 number | 817 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 1,061 number | 847 number | 1,178 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 969 number | 942 number | 996 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 783.33 number | 708 number | 911 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 1,498 number | 1,083 number | 1,862 number | 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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Central African Republic?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Central African Republic was 1,862 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1,862 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 437 number in 1972.
- How does Central African Republic rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Central African Republic ranks 161st out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.0%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.