Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Chad
Chad: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 3.30 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Chad, 1993–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Chad is 3.30 million number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Chad peaked at 3.30 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.66 million number, in 1993.
That places Chad 20th out of 87 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Chad, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.66 million number | — |
| 2000 | 1.89 million number | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 2.05 million number | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 3.19 million number | +55.5% |
| 2016 | 3.30 million number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 million number | 1.66 million number | 1.66 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.97 million number | 1.89 million number | 2.05 million number | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.25 million number | 3.19 million number | 3.30 million number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.51 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,656 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43,145 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18,967 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 34.51 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 49,114 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -8.57 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Chad?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Chad was 3.30 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 3.30 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 1993.
- How does Chad rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- Chad ranks 20th out of 87 countries with data for 2016.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.