Chad vs Zimbabwe: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Chad
2.84 million number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
2.95 million number
in 2020
Chad rank
52nd
Zimbabwe rank
50th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Chad
  • Zimbabwe
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M197019952020

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2.95 million number against 2.84 million number in Chad, a difference of 112,870 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 52nd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 206 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 618,971 number 1.24 million number 625,986 number Zimbabwe
1980s 827,916 number 1.80 million number 975,653 number Zimbabwe
1990s 1.17 million number 2.28 million number 1.10 million number Zimbabwe
2000s 1.73 million number 2.27 million number 540,377 number Zimbabwe
2010s 2.44 million number 2.55 million number 108,993 number Zimbabwe
2020s 2.84 million number 2.95 million number 112,870 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Chad or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 2.95 million number against 2.84 million number in Chad as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Chad and Zimbabwe?
112,870 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Chad and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Chad ranks 52nd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.