Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7866 index in 2016. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic is 0.7866 index, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic peaked at 0.7866 index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4876 index, in 1971.
Central African Republic ranks 214th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4876 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.4951 index | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5056 index | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5367 index | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5233 index | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5699 index | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5507 index | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5454 index | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5671 index | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6042 index | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5907 index | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5867 index | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5509 index | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5871 index | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5856 index | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6516 index | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6306 index | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6225 index | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6219 index | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6395 index | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6587 index | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6806 index | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6997 index | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6866 index | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7038 index | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6799 index | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7 index | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7005 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7121 index | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7195 index | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7246 index | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7245 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7431 index | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7627 index | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7866 index | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5313 index | 0.4876 index | 0.5699 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6032 index | 0.5509 index | 0.6516 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6596 index | 0.6395 index | 0.6806 index | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.703 index | 0.6799 index | 0.7246 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7542 index | 0.7245 index | 0.7866 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 211 Eritrea 0.8484 index compare
- 212 Somalia 0.8324 index compare
- 213 Saint Helena 0.8208 index compare
- 215 Afghanistan 0.7748 index compare
More health data for Central African Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,728 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 8.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Central African Republic was 0.7866 index in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7866 index in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4876 index in 1971.
- How does Central African Republic rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Central African Republic ranks 214th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.