Central African Republic's adult literacy rose from 18.2 % in 1975 to 42.4 % in 2019.
Central African Republic's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 58.7 % in 1976 to 96.8 % in 2016.
Central African Republic · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
60th of 62 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Central African Republic's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 37.0 % in 1975 to 50.6 % in 2019.
Central African Republic's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 3.5 % in 1971 to 15.8 % in 2017.
Central African Republic's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.1 % in 1971 to 2.8 % in 2012.
Central African Republic's children out of school, primary rose from 192,427 in 1971 to 306,334 in 2012.
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- Primary completion ratedown −0.2 pts145th of 145*
- Tertiary attainment115th of 119*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +4.0 pts117th of 119*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs190th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.4 yrs140th of 145
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- Education spendingdown −0.3 pts109th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.7 pts90th of 113
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +4.1 %142nd of 142*
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Central African Republic.