Primary completion rate, male in Chad

Chad: Primary completion rate, male was 47.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
47.3%
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
182nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
47.8%
in 2016
All-time low
16.7%
in 1977
Years of data
28
1976–2021

Primary completion rate, male in Chad, 1976–2021

203040501976199820211976: 17.8 % of relevant age group1977: 16.7 % of relevant age group1988: 18.1 % of relevant age group1989: 20.2 % of relevant age group1990: 26.1 % of relevant age group1991: 29 % of relevant age group1994: 29.8 % of relevant age group1995: 21.7 % of relevant age group1996: 22 % of relevant age group1997: 23.8 % of relevant age group1999: 28.8 % of relevant age group2000: 31 % of relevant age group2001: 33.4 % of relevant age group2002: 36.6 % of relevant age group2003: 43 % of relevant age group2004: 42.5 % of relevant age group2005: 38.1 % of relevant age group2006: 38.7 % of relevant age group2009: 38.5 % of relevant age group2010: 37.7 % of relevant age group2011: 41 % of relevant age group2012: 41.6 % of relevant age group2013: 45.3 % of relevant age group2015: 44.7 % of relevant age group2016: 47.8 % of relevant age group2017: 42.6 % of relevant age group2018: 44.7 % of relevant age group2021: 47.3 % of relevant age group

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.

Analysis

Chad recorded 47.3% for primary completion rate, male in 2021.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Chad peaked at 47.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1977.

That places Chad 182nd out of 189 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Primary completion rate, male in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Chad, 1976 to 2021.
Year % of relevant age group Change
1976 17.8%
1977 16.7% -6.5%
1988 18.1% +8.6%
1989 20.2% +11.6%
1990 26.1% +29.4%
1991 29.0% +10.9%
1994 29.8% +3.0%
1995 21.7% -27.4%
1996 22.0% +1.7%
1997 23.8% +7.9%
1999 28.8% +21.3%
2000 31.0% +7.7%
2001 33.4% +7.6%
2002 36.6% +9.6%
2003 43.0% +17.5%
2004 42.5% -1.2%
2005 38.1% -10.4%
2006 38.7% +1.5%
2009 38.5% -0.5%
2010 37.7% -2.1%
2011 41.0% +8.8%
2012 41.6% +1.5%
2013 45.3% +8.8%
2015 44.7% -1.3%
2016 47.8% +7.1%
2017 42.6% -10.9%
2018 44.7% +5.0%
2021 47.3% +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17.2% 16.7% 17.8% 2
1980s 19.1% 18.1% 20.2% 2
1990s 25.9% 21.7% 29.8% 7
2000s 37.7% 31.0% 43.0% 8
2010s 43.2% 37.7% 47.8% 8
2020s 47.3% 47.3% 47.3% 1

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 179 Senegal 52.7% compare
  2. 180 Uganda 52.7% compare
  3. 181 Mali 49.7% compare
  4. 183 Angola 46.9% compare
  5. 184 Burkina Faso 46.8% compare
  6. 185 Central African Republic 45.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary completion rate, male in Chad?
Primary completion rate, male in Chad was 47.3% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1977.
How does Chad rank for primary completion rate, male?
Chad ranks 182nd out of 189 countries with data for 2021.
Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,295 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.