Over-age students, primary, male in Chad
Chad: Over-age students, primary, male was 14.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Chad, 1975–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2016, over-age students, primary, male in Chad stood at 14.5%.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Chad peaked at 28.7% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2013.
Chad ranks 46th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 24.7% | — |
| 1977 | 26.5% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 28.7% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 20.7% | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +40.8% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -67.2% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +38.0% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.6% | 24.7% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.7% | 28.7% | 28.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 19.0% | 20.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 19.8% | 20.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 9.2% | 27.9% | 4 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Chad?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Chad was 14.5% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1988.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2013.
- How does Chad rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Chad ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.