Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Chad
Chad: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 75.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Chad, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Chad stood at 75.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Chad peaked at 76.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1975.
Chad ranks 188th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.3% | — |
| 1977 | 23.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 33.0% | +40.4% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 47.1% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | +2.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 75.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 69.5%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 75.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.5%, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children in primary school age who are in school 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +40.4% | 23.5% | 33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.4% | 23.3% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 43.7% | 37.0% | 48.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 49.6% | 56.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 61.4% | 76.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 71.4% | 75.2% | 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 share of children in primary school age who are in school in Chad?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Chad was 75.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1975.
- How does Chad rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Chad ranks 188th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.