Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Chad

Chad: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes was 19.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
19.9%
Change on year
up 37.1%
World rank
9th
of 184 countries
All-time high
38.6%
in 1989
All-time low
14.5%
in 2016
Years of data
29
1973–2017

Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Chad, 1973–2017

0102030401973199520171973: 35.7 %1975: 36.8 %1976: 37.3 %1988: 33.3 %1989: 38.6 %1990: 34.5 %1993: 28.2 %1994: 34.8 %1995: 35.5 %1996: 36.9 %1997: 35.4 %1998: 27.7 %1999: 26.7 %2000: 27.5 %2001: 27.9 %2002: 25.6 %2004: 22.3 %2005: 22.4 %2006: 22.3 %2007: 26.4 %2008: 24.9 %2009: 23.1 %2010: 24.2 %2011: 24.9 %2012: 27.1 %2013: 25.4 %2015: 16.4 %2016: 14.5 %2017: 19.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Chad stood at 19.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.1% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Chad peaked at 38.6% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2016.

Chad ranks 9th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 36.6% 35.7% 37.3% 3
1980s 35.9% 33.3% 38.6% 2
1990s 32.5% 26.7% 36.9% 8
2000s 24.7% 22.3% 27.9% 9
2010s 21.8% 14.5% 27.1% 7

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 6 Malawi 20.2% compare
  2. 7 Congo 20.0% compare
  3. 8 Guinea-Bissau 19.9% compare
  4. 10 Equatorial Guinea 19.2% compare
  5. 11 Haiti 18.5% compare
  6. 12 Comoros 16.3% compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Chad?
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes in Chad was 19.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 1989.
What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2016.
How does Chad rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes?
Chad ranks 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2017.
Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chad data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,392 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.