Central African Republic — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Central African Republic, 1978–2023.
Education spending for Central African Republic was 1.83% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1978 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 3.17% in 1978. The lowest was 1.11% in 2011 (about 1.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.21% per year.
Central African Republic ranks 164 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 95%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Central African Republic sits below it. It peaked in 1978 and has fallen 42% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 31%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 39 of 41 economies; Guinea (1.72%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 79% in 2012. That is 7% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 35th of 51 in 1978 → 43rd of 50 in 1990 → 112th of 116 in 2000 → 129th of 130 in 2010 → 146th of 157 in 2020 → 99th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1978 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.83% | -0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 2.12% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 1.87% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 2.14% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 1.77% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 1.57% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 1.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.75% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 1.91% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 2.22% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 2.64% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 1.98% | +0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 1.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 1.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 1.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 1.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.62% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 1.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.69% | -0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 2.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 2.24% | -0.3 pp |
| 1987 | 2.55% | +0.3 pp |
| 1986 | 2.21% | -1.0 pp |
| 1978 | 3.17% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Central African Republic’s Education spending in 1986?
2.21% (1986). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Central African Republic’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1978 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -42.3% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 1.83%; 2022: 2.12%; 2021: 1.87%; 2020: 2.14%; 2019: 1.77%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.