Central African Republic: Secondary education, teachers

Key figures

Over five years it is up 135.77% from 1,848 in 2012 (18.71% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 741.12% from 518 in 1971 (4.74% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 28 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 secondary education, teachers rose 26.9% on 2016 (from 3,433 to 4,357).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 15.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 41.8% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.6% in 1978. 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

• Mozambique — 1st of 3: 33,281
• Panama — 2nd of 3: 23,777

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.

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

All 19 values

Secondary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Angola — 91,250 (2023)
• Benin — 57,296 (2022)
• Botswana — 15,284 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 68,557 (2024)
• Burundi — 27,748 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 3,534 (2022)
• Cameroon — 118,092 (2023)
• Chad — 23,874 (2024)
• Comoros — 7,728 (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 621,578 (2023)
• Congo, Rep. — 38,064 (2023)

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 secondary education, teachers?

4,357 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 741.12% from 518 in 1971 (4.74% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4,357 in 2017 and the lowest 518 in 1971.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers unusual for Central African Republic?

In 2017, Central African Republic's secondary education, teachers rose 26.9% on 2016 (from 3,433 to 4,357). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2016), the average change was +9.4% and a typical year strayed about 15.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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