Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Chad
Chad: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 69.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Chad, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 69.4% for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Chad peaked at 69.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1975.
That places Chad 171st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 30.4% | 37.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 39.4% | 46.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 53.8% | 67.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 64.4% | 69.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 168 Nigeria 74.5% compare
- 169 Honduras 74.4% compare
- 170 British Virgin Islands 70.0% compare
- 172 Solomon Islands 69.2% compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 68.3% compare
- 174 Lesotho 68.2% compare
More education data for Chad
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 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 gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Chad?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Chad was 69.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1975.
- How does Chad rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Chad ranks 171st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.