Over-age students, primary in Chad
Chad: Over-age students, primary was 13.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Chad, 1975–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Chad recorded 13.9% for over-age students, primary in 2016.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Chad peaked at 27.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2013.
Chad ranks 43rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.1% | 23.1% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 17.0% | 21.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 8.8% | 27.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 88.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 54,801 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 6.75 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Chad?
- Over-age students, primary in Chad was 13.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2013.
- How does Chad rank for over-age students, primary?
- Chad ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.