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Education & Knowledge

189th

of 198 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Chad on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys
  1. Key 1 of 4

    Out-of-School Rate, Primary

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Chad’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    24.8

    Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)

    Lower is better

    Chad: 24.8. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.

    World median
    3.691
    Best in Middle Africa
    2.877 São Tomé and Príncipe
    Land neighbours
    Cameroon 3.762 · Niger 40.41 · Nigeria 24.32 · Sudan 43.84
  2. Key 2 of 4

    Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Chad’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    18.34

    Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)

    Higher is better

    Chad: 18.34. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.

    World median
    85.9
    Best in Middle Africa
    54.82 São Tomé and Príncipe
    Land neighbours
    Cameroon 41.03 · Niger 20.02 · Nigeria 57.25 · Sudan 37.96
  3. Key 3 of 4

    Upper Secondary Completion Rate

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    6.59

    Upper secondary completion rate (%)

    Higher is better

    Chad: 6.59. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.

    World median
    64.87
    Best in Middle Africa
    55.09 São Tomé and Príncipe
    Land neighbours
    Central African Republic 5.55 · Cameroon 22.69 · Niger 4.95 · Nigeria 57.75 · Sudan 33.58
  4. Key 4 of 4

    Government Spending on Education

    UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    3.201

    Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)

    Higher is better

    Chad: 3.201. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.

    World median
    3.709
    Best in Middle Africa
    5.029 São Tomé and Príncipe
    Land neighbours
    Central African Republic 1.83 · Cameroon 2.839 · Niger 4.074 · Nigeria 0.319

03In context

Chad beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.

Middle Africa
1st198thNot placed · 26 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on education & knowledge

Chad and the countries it borders

Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingOut-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%)Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%)Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Cameroon165th3.76241.0322.692.839
Nigeria=174th24.3257.2557.750.319
Niger182nd40.4120.024.954.074
Chad189th24.818.346.593.201
Sudan=190th43.8437.9633.58—
Central African Republic195th——5.551.83
Libyanot placed————

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on education & knowledge

The countries immediately above and below Chad in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Chad is ahead of the world, and behind

24 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Behind the world median22

Statistics on which Chad does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.497No earlier reading

    Chad: 0.497 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.

    Position 51st of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2017 dataset

  • Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9556.72No earlier reading

    Chad: 56.72 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.

    Position 124th of 145 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.132▼ Worsened since 2015

    Chad: 0.132 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.

    Position 155th of 176 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.065No earlier reading

    Chad: 0.065 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0294.41No earlier reading

    Chad: 94.41 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.

    Position 9th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.348.348No real change since 2013

    Chad: 8.348 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.

    Position 184th of 195 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6787.54▲ Improved since 2015

    Chad: 87.54 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.

    Position 6th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32333.11▼ Worsened since 2010

    Chad: 333.11 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.

    Position 163rd of 172 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4337.84No real change since 2015

    Chad: 37.84 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 159th of 165 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9412.83▲ Improved since 2010

    Chad: 2.83 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.

    Position 167th of 172 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.660.754▲ Improved since 2021

    Chad: 0.754 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.34358.62No real change since 2015

    Chad: 58.62 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.

    Position 4th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6629.44▼ Worsened since 2021

    Chad: 29.44 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.087.6No earlier reading

    Chad: 7.6 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2119.97No real change since 2015

    Chad: 19.97 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 160th of 164 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9332.335No real change since 2013

    Chad: 2.335 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.

    Position 189th of 193 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1923.49No real change since 2014

    Chad: 23.49 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.

    Position 108th of 109 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9930.63No earlier reading

    Chad: 30.63 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 171st of 172 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2245.13No earlier reading

    Chad: 45.13 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.81.8No earlier reading

    Chad: 1.8 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.931.779No real change since 2015

    Chad: 1.779 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.

    Position 120th of 120 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 1001.246No real change since 2017

    Chad: 1.246 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end2

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240406Moved since 2022

    Chad: 406 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.173.351No earlier reading

    Chad: 3.351 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

06The top of the list

Who leads on education & knowledge

The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Chad can most readily be measured against.

All 198 countries
  1. 1

    United Arab Emirates

    Western Asia

    1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys

    Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Greece

    Southern Europe

    2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Poland

    Eastern Europe

    3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest placed on all 4 keys

    Moldova7th4/4 keys
  2. Highest in Africa

    Tunisia=48th3/4 keys
  3. Highest in Middle Africa

    São Tomé and Príncipe=114th4/4 keys
  4. This page

    Chad189th4/4 keys

Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Chad on education & knowledge: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Chad rank on education & knowledge?

Chad is placed 189th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Chad?

24.8 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.

What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Chad?

18.34 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.

How does Chad compare with Nigeria on education & knowledge?

Nigeria is placed joint 174th of 198, and Chad 189th. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Nigeria 24.32, Chad 24.8; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Nigeria 57.25, Chad 18.34; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Nigeria 57.75, Chad 6.59; Government Spending on Education: Nigeria 0.319, Chad 3.201.

How have Chad’s education & knowledge figures changed?

Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 50.35 in 2000 to 24.8 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 1.614 in 2011 to 18.34 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 4.34 in 2000 to 6.59 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 2.647 in 2000 to 3.201 in 2023.

Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Chad?

No current reading is published for Chad on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Female Share of STEM Graduates, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, Government Funding per Primary Student, Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance, Research and Development Spending, School Life Expectancy, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes, Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, Trust in Scientists and Upper Secondary Attainment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.

About education & knowledge, in full

How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 24 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Chad’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Chad: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/chad/education

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