Years of schooling in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Years of schooling was 3.99 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Years of schooling in Central African Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for years of schooling in Central African Republic is 3.99, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Central African Republic peaked at 3.99 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.87, in 1990.
Central African Republic ranks 178th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.18 | 1.87 | 2.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 | 2.59 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 | 3.24 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 | 3.95 | 3.99 | 4 |
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More education data for Central African Republic
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2016)
- Primary education, teachers 9,756 (2016)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.95 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 85.2% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Central African Republic?
- Years of schooling in Central African Republic was 3.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.99 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 in 1990.
- How does Central African Republic rank for years of schooling?
- Central African Republic ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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