Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Chad
Chad: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 18.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Chad, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Chad stood at 18.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 83.6% on the previous year and up 282.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Chad peaked at 18.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1993.
Chad ranks 86th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 10.8% | +976.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -55.2% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +108.3% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +83.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 4.8% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 10.0% | 18.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 83 Afghanistan 25.4% compare
- 84 Mali 19.9% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 19.9% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 11.7% compare
More education data for Chad
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.51 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,656 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43,145 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18,967 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 34.51 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 49,114 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -8.57 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Chad?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Chad was 18.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1993.
- How does Chad rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Chad ranks 86th out of 87 countries with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 282.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release