| BASIC DATA | |
| Official Country Name: | Republic of Chad |
| Region: | Africa |
| Population: | 8,424,504 |
| Language(s): | French, Arabic, Sara, Sango |
| Literacy Rate: | 48.1% |
| Number of Primary Schools: | 2,660 |
| Compulsory Schooling: | 6 years |
| Public Expenditure on Education: | 1.7% |
| Educational Enrollment: | Primary: 591,493 |
| Secondary: 99,789 | |
| Higher: 3,446 | |
| Educational Enrollment Rate: | Primary: 57% |
| Secondary: 9% | |
| Higher: 1% | |
| Teachers: | Primary: 9,395 |
| Secondary: 2,792 | |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | Primary: 67:1 |
| Secondary: 37:1 | |
| Female Enrollment Rate: | Primary: 39% |
| Secondary: 4% | |
| Higher: 0.2% |
CONSTITUTIONAL & LEGAL FOUNDATIONS
A new constitution, adopted by referendum on March 31, 1997, guarantees a free and compulsory education for all Chadian citizens between the ages of 6 through 14. Civil war, however, has long prevented the full implementation of that goal, and school enrollments at all levels remain low.
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