Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.935 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic stood at 0.935 index. 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 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic peaked at 0.935 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5399 index, in 1981.
That places Central African Republic 159th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5399 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5472 index | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5549 index | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5664 index | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5795 index | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5941 index | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6042 index | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6168 index | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6286 index | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.643 index | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.659 index | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6755 index | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6821 index | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6933 index | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7033 index | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7169 index | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7323 index | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7426 index | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7541 index | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7636 index | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7678 index | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7718 index | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7785 index | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7834 index | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7891 index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7973 index | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8048 index | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8107 index | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8144 index | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8167 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8229 index | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8299 index | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8332 index | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8409 index | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8448 index | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8505 index | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8604 index | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8732 index | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8809 index | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8893 index | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8989 index | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9076 index | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9166 index | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.925 index | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.935 index | +1.1% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.935 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 index, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.935 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5813 index | 0.5399 index | 0.6286 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7002 index | 0.643 index | 0.7541 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7882 index | 0.7636 index | 0.8144 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8453 index | 0.8167 index | 0.8809 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9121 index | 0.8893 index | 0.935 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic was 0.935 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.935 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5399 index in 1981.
- How does Central African Republic rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Central African Republic ranks 159th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.