Primary education, teachers in Chad
Chad: Primary education, teachers was 21.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Chad, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Chad is 21.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Chad peaked at 21.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1986.
That places Chad 197th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.4% | 13.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.3% | 18.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.1% | 21.3% | 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 primary education, teachers in Chad?
- Primary education, teachers in Chad was 21.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1986.
- How does Chad rank for primary education, teachers?
- Chad ranks 197th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.