Share of schools with access to electricity in Chad
Chad: Share of schools with access to electricity was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of schools with access to electricity in Chad, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to electricity in Chad stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 70.1% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Chad peaked at 5.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2024.
Chad ranks 135th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.4% | — |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -37.1% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -41.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +113.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -64.5% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +188.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -70.1% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 1.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.3%, 5% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Chad's 1.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.6%, 3% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 5.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More energy & mining data for Chad
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.9% (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Chad?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Chad was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Chad ranks 135th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).