Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Chad
Chad: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes was 18.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Chad, 1976–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Chad stood at 18.5%.
The figure is up 40.6% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Chad peaked at 32.0% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2016.
Chad ranks 10th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 32.0% | — |
| 1988 | 30.2% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 27.9% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 30.4% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 30.5% | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -45.2% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 30.2% | 30.2% | 30.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 17.9% | 30.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 21.0% | 24.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 13.1% | 27.3% | 6 |
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 repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Chad?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes in Chad was 18.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 1976.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2016.
- How does Chad rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes?
- Chad ranks 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.