Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Chad
Chad: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Chad, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 1.8% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 144.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Chad peaked at 1.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.
That places Chad 177th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.5% | — |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -39.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +45.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +51.2% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +11.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.8%, 9% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.4%, 7% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 4 |
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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Chad?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Chad was 1.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- How does Chad rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Chad ranks 177th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.6%. 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 Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.