Literacy rate in Chad
Chad: Literacy rate was 30.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate in Chad, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate in Chad is 30.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate in Chad peaked at 30.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1993.
That places Chad 128th out of 128 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 25.6% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 22.3% | 30.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.9% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 88.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 54,801 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 6.03 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate in Chad?
- Literacy rate in Chad was 30.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1993.
- How does Chad rank for literacy rate?
- Chad ranks 128th out of 128 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of adults who can read and write a simple statement about their everyday life.