Chad's adult literacy rose from 10.9 % in 1993 to 30.6 % in 2019.
Chad's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 48.1 % in 1994 to 88.5 % in 2024.
Chad · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
62nd of 62 · 16th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Chad's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 17.4 % in 1993 to 45.1 % in 2019.
Chad's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 6.1 % in 1990 to 23.5 % in 2024.
Chad's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.0 % in 1971 to 4.4 % in 2020.
Chad's children out of school, primary rose from 496,058 in 1975 to 855,041 in 2024.
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- Primary completion rateup +3.1 pts137th of 137*
- Tertiary attainmentdown −1.0 pts116th of 119*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −2.9 pts118th of 119*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs184th of 195
- Learning povertydown −3.4 pts36th of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.6 pts77th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.2 pts35th of 113
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +2.4 %140th of 142*
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Chad.