Official entrance age to compulsory education in Chad
Chad: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 200 countries
All-time high
6
in 1998
All-time low
6
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Chad, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded 6 for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Chad peaked at 6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1998.
Chad ranks 21st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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More education data for Chad
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 54,801 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Chad?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Chad was 6 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- How does Chad rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Chad ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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