Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chad
Chad: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9806 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chad, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chad stood at 0.9806 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chad peaked at 0.9806 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2905 index, in 1981.
Chad ranks 155th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chad, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2905 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3017 index | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3146 index | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3249 index | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3326 index | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3343 index | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3398 index | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3479 index | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3603 index | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.372 index | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3864 index | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4035 index | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4215 index | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4384 index | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4572 index | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4724 index | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4882 index | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5037 index | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5175 index | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5302 index | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5423 index | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5539 index | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5671 index | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5821 index | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6018 index | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6262 index | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6502 index | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6758 index | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7009 index | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7245 index | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.748 index | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7694 index | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7874 index | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8056 index | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8235 index | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.839 index | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8536 index | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8696 index | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8826 index | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8966 index | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9128 index | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9273 index | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9472 index | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9635 index | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.9806 index | +1.8% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.9806 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 index, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.9806 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 90% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3274 index | 0.2905 index | 0.3603 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4461 index | 0.372 index | 0.5175 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.603 index | 0.5302 index | 0.7009 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8103 index | 0.7245 index | 0.8826 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.938 index | 0.8966 index | 0.9806 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More gender data for Chad
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,979 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,228 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,228 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,285 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 432,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 393,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 404,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 373,072 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chad?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chad was 0.9806 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9806 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2905 index in 1981.
- How does Chad rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Chad ranks 155th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.