Primary school completion rate in Central African Republic

The primary completion rate in Central African Republic was 38.5% in 2016.

Measure: Primary school completion rate Unit: % of the relevant age group Data: 1971 to 2016 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Central African Republic is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Central African Republic, 2016 38.5% % of the relevant age group
Change from 2012 −0.2percentage points 2012: 38.7%
World, 2016 88.5% Official aggregate

Primary school completion rate in Central African Republic over time

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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school completion rate (% of the relevant age group), 2001 to 2024
Period Central African RepublicWorld
2024 – 88.0%
2023 – 87.3%
2022 – 91.1%
2021 – 88.7%
2020 – 88.0%
2019 – 87.9%
2018 – 88.1%
2017 – 88.2%
2016 38.5% 88.5%
2015 – 87.9%
2014 – 88.1%
2013 – 88.3%
2012 38.7% 88.1%
2011 37.1% 87.8%
2010 36.2% 88.5%
2009 33.6% 89.0%
2008 31.0% 88.2%
2007 – 86.5%
2006 22.8% 85.3%
2005 22.9% 85.0%
2004 21.1% 84.2%
2003 – 83.5%
2002 – 83.3%
2001 – 82.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 38.7% in 2012, a change of −0.2 percentage points.
  • Since 1991, when it was 29.0%, the figure has changed by +9.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2016 was 88.5%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2016 for Central African Republic
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics