Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Chad
Chad: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education was 87.54 pupils per teacher in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Chad, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in pupils per teacher.
Analysis
Chad recorded 87.54 pupils per teacher for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 53.9% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Chad peaked at 140.36 pupils per teacher in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.9 pupils per teacher, in 2022.
That places Chad 3rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.01 pupils per teacher | 68.94 pupils per teacher | 140.36 pupils per teacher | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.22 pupils per teacher | 56.9 pupils per teacher | 87.54 pupils per teacher | 2 |
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More education data for Chad
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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, female 40.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 6.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Chad?
- Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education in Chad was 87.54 pupils per teacher in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 140.36 pupils per teacher in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupils per qualified teacher in primary education recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9 pupils per teacher in 2022.
- How does Chad rank for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Chad ranks 3rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils per qualified teacher in primary education rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.