What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

10.9%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Central African Republic

33.2%

in 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

22.3%

in 2019

Central African Republic rank

5th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

3rd

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Central African Republic
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 33.2% against 22.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 10.9%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 148 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	41.1%	50.5%	9.5%	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	34.7%	24.6%	10.1%	Central African Republic
2010s	33.6%	23.5%	10.1%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Central African Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Central African Republic, at 33.2% against 22.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2012.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 10.9%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Central African Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Central African Republic ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/