Share of primary school teachers who are women in Chad
Chad: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 21.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Chad, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Chad is 21.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Chad peaked at 21.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1986.
That places Chad 209th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.0% | — |
| 1972 | 5.3% | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -34.2% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | +50.1% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +4.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 21.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 44.1%, 48% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 21.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary school teachers who are women in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +50.1% | 3.5% | 5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.4% | 13.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.3% | 18.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.1% | 21.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,874 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 383,767 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,968 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,239 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 764,990 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Chad?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Chad was 21.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1986.
- How does Chad rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Chad ranks 209th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.