Repeaters, primary, total in Chad
Chad: Repeaters, primary, total was 16.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Repeaters, primary, total in Chad, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
In 2016, repeaters, primary, total in Chad stood at 16.8%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 27.9% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Chad peaked at 35.9% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2016.
That places Chad 11th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.0% | 27.1% | 35.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 32.3% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 25.9% | 34.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 20.2% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 16.8% | 24.3% | 6 |
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 repeaters, primary, total in Chad?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Chad was 16.8% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 1977.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2016.
- How does Chad rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Chad ranks 11th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.