School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.7801 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7801 GPI
World rank
194th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.7801 GPI
in 2016
All-time low
0.4731 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
35
1971–2016

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Central African Republic, 1971–2016

00.20.40.60.81971199320161971: 0.473 GPI1972: 0.48 GPI1973: 0.49 GPI1974: 0.522 GPI1975: 0.509 GPI1976: 0.554 GPI1977: 0.536 GPI1978: 0.531 GPI1979: 0.549 GPI1980: 0.584 GPI1981: 0.571 GPI1982: 0.566 GPI1983: 0.53 GPI1984: 0.566 GPI1985: 0.565 GPI1986: 0.631 GPI1987: 0.612 GPI1988: 0.607 GPI1989: 0.609 GPI1990: 0.627 GPI1991: 0.648 GPI1992: 0.673 GPI2001: 0.696 GPI2002: 0.681 GPI2003: 0.698 GPI2004: 0.675 GPI2005: 0.693 GPI2006: 0.694 GPI2007: 0.706 GPI2008: 0.713 GPI2009: 0.718 GPI2010: 0.717 GPI2011: 0.735 GPI2012: 0.753 GPI2016: 0.78 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Central African Republic is 0.7801 GPI, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Central African Republic peaked at 0.7801 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4731 GPI, in 1971.

Central African Republic ranks 194th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.516 GPI 0.4731 GPI 0.5537 GPI 9
1980s 0.5841 GPI 0.5304 GPI 0.631 GPI 10
1990s 0.6495 GPI 0.6272 GPI 0.6734 GPI 3
2000s 0.6971 GPI 0.6746 GPI 0.718 GPI 9
2010s 0.7462 GPI 0.7173 GPI 0.7801 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 191 Eritrea 0.8485 GPI compare
  2. 192 Iraq 0.8351 GPI compare
  3. 193 Guinea 0.8166 GPI compare
  4. 195 Chad 0.7757 GPI compare
  5. 196 Afghanistan 0.6671 GPI compare
  6. 197 Somalia 0.5532 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Central African Republic?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Central African Republic was 0.7801 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.7801 GPI in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4731 GPI in 1971.
How does Central African Republic rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Central African Republic ranks 194th out of 197 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.