Chad vs Nigeria: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Chad
88.5%
in 2024
Nigeria
89.6%
in 2023
Chad rank
191st
Nigeria rank
189th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 89.6% against 88.5% in Chad, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nigeria ahead.
Chad ranks 191st and Nigeria ranks 189th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.4% | 51.0% | 19.6% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 39.3% | 88.0% | 48.6% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 86.4% | 35.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 91.3% | 21.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 76.1% | 12.6% | Chad |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 86.7% | 0.5% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Chad or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 89.6% against 88.5% in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Chad and Nigeria?
- 1.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Chad ranks 191st and Nigeria ranks 189th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.