Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Chad
Chad: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 81.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Chad, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Chad stood at 81.7%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Chad peaked at 98.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 2024.
Chad ranks 7th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 98.4% | — |
| 2015 | 92.1% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | -1.8% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 81.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.9%, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Chad's 81.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.8%, 1.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.8% | 87.3% | 98.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 81.7% | 84.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,874 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 383,767 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,968 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,239 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 764,990 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Chad?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Chad was 81.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Chad ranks 7th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.