Literacy rate, youth male in Chad
Chad: Literacy rate, youth male was 56.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth male in Chad, 1993–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth male in Chad is 56.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth male 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, youth male in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 26.2% | — |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +112.2% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +38.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 56.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 79.8%, 70% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Chad's 56.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.5%, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
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
- 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 literacy rate, youth male in Chad?
- Literacy rate, youth male in Chad was 56.3% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 1993.
- How does Chad rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- Chad ranks 95th out of 95 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, youth male 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.