Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Chad
Chad: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 75.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Chad, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Chad is 75.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Chad peaked at 76.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1975.
Chad ranks 185th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.3% | — |
| 1977 | 23.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 33.0% | +40.4% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 47.1% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | +2.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 75.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 71.5%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 75.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.5%, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +40.4% | 23.5% | 33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.4% | 23.3% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 43.7% | 37.0% | 48.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 49.6% | 56.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 61.4% | 76.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 71.4% | 75.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 69.44 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.2 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Chad?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Chad was 75.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1975.
- How does Chad rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Chad ranks 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release