Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Chad
Chad: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 29.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.4%
Change on year
up 33.2%
World rank
105th
of 106 countries
All-time high
52.2%
in 2021
All-time low
19.6%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Chad, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Chad stood at 29.4%.
That represents a change of up 33.2% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
That places Chad 105th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 19.6% | — |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +79.1% |
| 2021 | 52.2% | +47.0% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | -41.8% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | -27.3% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | +33.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 29.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 46.2%, 64% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Chad's 29.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.5%, 43% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.7% | 19.6% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 22.1% | 52.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 102 Sierra Leone 52.5% compare
- 103 Cote d'Ivoire 48.8% compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 40.0% compare
- 106 Niger 25.9% compare
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 schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Chad?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Chad was 29.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2018.
- How does Chad rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Chad ranks 105th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%).