Primary school enrolment (gross) in Central African Republic

Gross primary school enrolment in Central African Republic was 96.8% in 2016. The value for 2016 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1971.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population 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 96.8% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2012 +14.9percentage points 2012: 81.9%
World, 2016 102.1% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Central African Republic over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period Central African RepublicWorld
2024 – 102.2%
2023 – 100.7%
2022 – 100.4%
2021 – 99.4%
2020 – 99.6%
2019 – 99.1%
2018 – 99.1%
2017 – 101.8%
2016 96.8% 102.1%
2015 – 101.0%
2014 – 101.6%
2013 – 103.0%
2012 81.9% 102.9%
2011 81.4% 102.4%
2010 81.3% 102.5%
2009 77.4% 102.7%
2008 75.9% 102.9%
2007 65.6% 102.7%
2006 56.7% 101.7%
2005 57.1% 101.7%
2004 51.3% 101.6%
2003 59.7% 100.9%
2002 60.4% 99.4%
2001 68.3% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 81.9% in 2012, a change of +14.9 percentage points.
  • Since 2003, when it was 59.7%, the figure has changed by +37.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2016 was 102.1%.

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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.ENRR · 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