Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Chad
Chad: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.59 index in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Chad, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.59 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Chad peaked at 0.59 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.34 index, in 1993.
Chad ranks 95th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Chad, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.34 index | — |
| 2000 | 0.42 index | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 0.57 index | +35.7% |
| 2016 | 0.55 index | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.59 index | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.34 index | 0.34 index | 0.34 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.495 index | 0.42 index | 0.57 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.57 index | 0.55 index | 0.59 index | 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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Chad?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Chad was 0.59 index in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 index in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 index in 1993.
- How does Chad rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Chad ranks 95th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.