School enrollment, primary in Chad
Chad: School enrollment, primary was 73.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Chad, 1975–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2016, school enrollment, primary in Chad stood at 73.2%.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Chad peaked at 79.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1975.
That places Chad 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.4% | 24.2% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.3% | 37.3% | 49.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 51.3% | 57.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 61.7% | 79.1% | 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, 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 school enrollment, primary in Chad?
- School enrollment, primary in Chad was 73.2% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1975.
- How does Chad rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Chad ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 School enrollment, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.