Central African Republic's secondary education, teachers (% female) was 46.82% in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 35.78 percentage points from 11.04% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 46.82% | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 11.04% | 2012 |
| Highest | 46.82% | 2017 |
| Lowest | 9.43% | 1987 |
| Average since 2009 | 17.82% | 2009–2017 |
| First recorded | 25.85% | 1975 |
Over five years it is up 35.78 percentage points from 11.04% in 2012. Since 1975 it is up 20.97 percentage points from 25.85% in 1975. The World Bank has no value for 33 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | 46.82% | 2017 |
| World | 56.43% | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.58% | 2024 |
| Low income | 26.06% | 2024 |
Closest to Central African Republic in the 2017 ranking
- Panama — 1st of 3: 59.23%
- Mozambique — 3rd of 3: 31.33%
What this measures
Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 10 values
| Year | Secondary education, teachers (% female) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 46.82 |
| 2016 | 12.76 |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | 11.04 |
| 2011 | 11.93 |
| 2010 | 12.34 |
| 2009 | 12.01 |
| 2008 | no data |
| 2007 |
Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies
- Benin — 12.17% (2022)
- Botswana — 55.82% (2021)
- Burkina Faso — 18.39% (2024)
- Burundi — 26.16% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 50.57% (2022)
- Cameroon — 40.92% (2023)
- Chad — 10.07% (2024)
- Comoros — 10.74% (2022)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 17.58% (2023)
- Congo, Rep. — 11.83% (2023)
- Côte d'Ivoire
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 (% female)?
- 46.82% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 20.97 percentage points from 25.85% in 1975. The highest value was 46.82% in 2017 and the lowest 9.43% in 1987.
- 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.FE.ZS, 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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