Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Chad
Chad: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Chad, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 1.2% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.2% on the previous year and down 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Chad peaked at 5.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2024.
Chad ranks 133rd of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.4% | — |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -37.1% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -41.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +113.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -64.5% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +187.6% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -70.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 5.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 54,801 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 88.46 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 88.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Chad?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Chad was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Chad ranks 133rd out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release