Primary education, pupils in Chad
Chad: Primary education, pupils was 43.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Chad, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Chad recorded 43.4% for primary education, pupils in 2016. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Chad peaked at 43.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 1972.
Chad ranks 201st of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 25.1% | 26.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 28.4% | 27.4% | 29.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 30.5% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 37.8% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 42.0% | 43.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 198 Iraq 44.4% compare
- 199 Pakistan 44.0% compare
- 200 Central African Republic 43.6% compare
- 202 Afghanistan 39.0% compare
- 203 Somalia 35.5% compare
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 primary education, pupils in Chad?
- Primary education, pupils in Chad was 43.4% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 1972.
- How does Chad rank for primary education, pupils?
- Chad ranks 201st out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.