School enrollment, primary in Chad
Chad: School enrollment, primary was 88.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Chad, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary in Chad stood at 88.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Chad peaked at 98.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1973.
Chad ranks 180th of 205 countries on this measure, 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 | 31.4% | 30.7% | 32.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 39.3% | 32.6% | 44.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 52.0% | 46.2% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 61.5% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 74.2% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.1% | 88.5% | 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 0-14 46.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.9% (2025)
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.8001 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Chad?
- School enrollment, primary in Chad was 88.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1973.
- How does Chad rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Chad ranks 180th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.