Chad vs Niger: Literacy rates among adults

Chad

30.6%

in 2019

Niger

35.6%

in 2022

Chad rank

89th

Niger rank

88th

Literacy rates among adults over time

Niger currently reports 35.6% against 30.6% in Chad, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.

Chad ranks 89th and Niger ranks 88th of 89 countries.

Indicator: Literacy rates among adults
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.