Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.6752 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.6752 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic peaked at 0.6752 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3273 index, in 1981.
Central African Republic ranks 156th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3273 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3297 index | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3391 index | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3503 index | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3596 index | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3718 index | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3808 index | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3879 index | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3987 index | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4043 index | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4094 index | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4157 index | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4284 index | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4455 index | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4625 index | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4841 index | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4991 index | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5094 index | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5146 index | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5194 index | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5245 index | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5242 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5174 index | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.516 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5167 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5163 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5212 index | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5274 index | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5359 index | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5482 index | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5574 index | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5688 index | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5816 index | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5842 index | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5914 index | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5984 index | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6073 index | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6187 index | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6269 index | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6325 index | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6388 index | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6498 index | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6584 index | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.668 index | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6752 index | +1.1% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.6752 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.6752 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3606 index | 0.3273 index | 0.3987 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4573 index | 0.4043 index | 0.5146 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5219 index | 0.516 index | 0.5359 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5883 index | 0.5482 index | 0.6269 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6538 index | 0.6325 index | 0.6752 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 0.8018 index compare
- 154 Burundi 0.7391 index compare
- 155 Congo 0.6872 index compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 0.66 index compare
- 158 Benin 0.6583 index compare
- 159 Afghanistan 0.6411 index compare
More gender data for Central African Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,048 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,430 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,430 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 116,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 119,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 111,077 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 113,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 102,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic was 0.6752 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6752 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3273 index in 1981.
- How does Central African Republic rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Central African Republic ranks 156th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.