Central African Republic: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 28.99% from 0.52 in 2012 (5.22% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 192.12% from 0.23 in 1971 (2.36% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 24 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, Central African Republic's school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.02 on 2016 (from 0.65 to 0.67).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +0.00738 and a typical year strayed about 0.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.08 in 1980 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.04 in 2012. 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

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Closest to Central African Republic in the 2017 ranking

• Sierra Leone — 4th of 7: 0.97
• Uganda — 5th of 7: 0.9
• Niger — 6th of 7: 0.75

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

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

All 23 values

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Angola — 0.64 (2016)
• Benin — 0.83 (2021)
• Botswana — 1.11 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.11 (2021)
• Burundi — 1.21 (2020)
• Cabo Verde — 1.09 (2019)
• Cameroon — 1.1 (2021)
• Chad — 0.58 (2021)
• Comoros — 1.07 (2018)

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 school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.67 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 192.12% from 0.23 in 1971 (2.36% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.67 in 2017 and the lowest 0.2 in 1973.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Central African Republic?

In 2017, Central African Republic's school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.02 on 2016 (from 0.65 to 0.67). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +0.00738 and a typical year strayed about 0.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.SECO.FM.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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