Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Chad
Chad: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 56.89 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Chad, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Chad recorded 56.89 for pupil-teacher ratio, primary in 2016.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Chad peaked at 72.12 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 55.54, in 2015.
Chad ranks 4th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.45 | 64.89 | 66 | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.74 | 64.19 | 70.65 | 3 |
| 1990s | 64.86 | 60.91 | 67.88 | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.83 | 60.38 | 72.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.58 | 55.54 | 62.59 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 Central African Republic 83.41 compare
- 2 Rwanda 59.51 compare
- 3 Malawi 58.68 compare
- 5 Mozambique 55.27 compare
- 6 Ethiopia 55.07 compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 51.93 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 pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Chad?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Chad was 56.89 in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 72.12 in 2003.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.54 in 2015.
- How does Chad rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Chad ranks 4th out of 199 countries with data for 2016.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.