Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Chad
Chad: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 56.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Chad, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 56.3% for literacy rate of young men vs. women in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 38.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Chad peaked at 56.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 1993.
Chad ranks 95th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 26.2% | — |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +112.2% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +38.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 53.7% | 55.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 40.7% | 56.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0686 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0817 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 764,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54,801 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 6.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Chad?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Chad was 56.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1993.
- How does Chad rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Chad ranks 95th out of 95 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.