Central African Republic: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Key figures

Over five years it is up 2.58% from 81.31 in 2011 (0.51% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 30.96% from 63.69 in 1971 (0.6% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 19 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 20 in 1990 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.36 in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2016, Central African Republic had the 2nd highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Central African Republic in the 2016 ranking

• Chad — 2nd of 14: 56.89
• Guinea — 3rd of 14: 47.15
• Naoero — 4th of 14: 40.18

What this measures

Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 27 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in nearby economies

• Angola — 50.03 (2015)
• Benin — 39.2 (2018)
• Botswana — 23.71 (2015)
• Burkina Faso — 39.72 (2018)
• Burundi — 42.52 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 21.07 (2018)
• Cameroon — 44.83 (2018)
• Chad — 56.89 (2016)
• Comoros — 28.06 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 33.2 (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 41.82 (2018)
• Equatorial Guinea

More education data for Central African Republic

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.77 (2017)
• Primary education, pupils — 813,767 (2016)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 43.61% (2016)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 96.81% (2016)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Central African Republic's pupil-teacher ratio, primary?

83.41 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 30.96% from 63.69 in 1971 (0.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 100.24 in 2008 and the lowest 59.61 in 1981.

How does Central African Republic rank?

2nd highest of 14 economies with data for 2016.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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