School enrollment, primary, female in Chad
Chad: School enrollment, primary, female was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Chad, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Chad is 81.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Chad peaked at 85.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1972.
That places Chad 188th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.3% | 15.4% | 17.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 17.9% | 26.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 30.2% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 46.9% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 64.8% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 77.4% | 81.8% | 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, male 94.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 6.75 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.8001 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Chad?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Chad was 81.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1972.
- How does Chad rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Chad ranks 188th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.