Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Chad
Chad: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 73.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Chad, 1976–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Chad is 73.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 245.6% on the previous year and up 142.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Chad peaked at 73.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2016.
That places Chad 138th out of 180 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 31.0% | — |
| 1988 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 42.1% | +36.5% |
| 1994 | 21.8% | -48.2% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | +46.2% |
| 1996 | 52.4% | +64.3% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 47.8% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 46.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -48.5% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +77.4% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | +34.0% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -44.0% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -26.1% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +245.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 73.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 52.3%, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 73.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.9%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +245.6% | 21.1% | 73.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.0% | 31.0% | 31.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 40.0% | 21.8% | 52.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 25.8% | 52.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 21.1% | 73.0% | 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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Chad?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Chad was 73.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2016.
- How does Chad rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Chad ranks 138th out of 180 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.2%. 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, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release