Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Chad
Chad: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 13.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Chad, 1975–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Chad recorded 13.9% for over-age students, primary in 2016.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Chad peaked at 27.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2013.
Chad ranks 43rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.1% | — |
| 1977 | 25.2% | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 26.4% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | -20.4% |
| 1997 | 18.7% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +48.8% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -67.6% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +37.9% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +15.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -67.6% | 27.0% | 8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.1% | 23.1% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 17.0% | 21.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 8.8% | 27.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 69.44 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.2 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Chad?
- Over-age students, primary in Chad was 13.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2013.
- How does Chad rank for over-age students, primary?
- Chad ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 (% of 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.