Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Chad
Chad: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 26.39 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Chad, 1972–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Chad recorded 26.39 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2015. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 178.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Chad peaked at 26.39 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.46, in 1975.
That places Chad 29th out of 175 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5.75 | — |
| 1973 | 5.93 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 7.12 | +20.1% |
| 1975 | 4.46 | -37.4% |
| 1977 | 12.23 | +174.3% |
| 1985 | 11.65 | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 9.07 | -22.2% |
| 1997 | 10.79 | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 14.43 | +33.7% |
| 2001 | 14.44 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.92 | -38.2% |
| 2004 | 9.52 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 9.47 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.39 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.6 | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 10.87 | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 26.39 | +142.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 26.39 is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.58, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 26.39 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.56, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +174.3% | 4.46 | 12.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.1 | 4.46 | 12.23 | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.36 | 9.07 | 11.65 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.79 | 10.79 | 10.79 | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.68 | 8.6 | 14.44 | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.63 | 10.87 | 26.39 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Chad?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Chad was 26.39 in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 26.39 in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.46 in 1975.
- How does Chad rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Chad ranks 29th out of 175 countries with data for 2015.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.