Publication: Understanding the Key Determinants of Early Childhood Education in Chad
Date
2021-08-23
ISSN
Published
2021-08-23
Author(s)
Beram, Ngarsaim Espoir
Abstract
Chad had the lowest Human Capital Index
(HCI) in the world in 2018 (0.29), and little progress has
been achieved since then (0.30 in 2020). This weak
performance is largely driven by poor quality of education:
the total expected years of schooling was estimated at 5
years but represented only 2.6 years of learning when
adjusted for quality. Learning poverty was estimated at 98
percent. The primary school completion rate was only reached
45 percent in 2020. These poor learning outcomes could be
attributed to the low level of development of Early
Childhood Education (ECE). In rural areas, children have
limited access to ECE because only 20 percent of available
services are in rural areas and because they belong to the
poorest households. Out-of-school children live largely in
households whose head has no education (70 percent). When
parents do send their children to ECE services, there is a
strong tendency to start late, at 5 years instead of at age 3.
Citation
“Beram, Ngarsaim Espoir. 2021. Understanding the Key Determinants of Early Childhood Education in Chad. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/36192 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”