Productivity vs. educational attainment in Chad
Chad: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Chad, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for productivity vs. educational attainment in Chad is 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Chad peaked at 5.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
Chad ranks 121st of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 118 Senegal 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 119 Tanzania 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 120 Zimbabwe 3.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 122 Mali 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 123 Uganda 3.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 124 Malawi 3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Chad
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 54,801 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 6.03 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Chad?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Chad was 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2015.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Chad rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Chad ranks 121st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.