Female teachers in Chad
Chad: Female teachers was 21.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Chad, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female teachers in Chad is 21.27, 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, female teachers in Chad peaked at 21.27 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.52, 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.
Female teachers in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.03 | — |
| 1972 | 5.34 | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 3.52 | -34.2% |
| 1989 | 5.28 | +50.1% |
| 1990 | 5.99 | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 5.89 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 6.2 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 7.1 | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 7.82 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 8.46 | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 8.25 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 9.29 | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 9.34 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 9.61 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 10.12 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 10.59 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 9.43 | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 9.54 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 11.5 | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 12 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 13.37 | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 13.85 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 15.3 | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 15.37 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.06 | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 17.96 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.77 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.63 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 18.78 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 20.06 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 20.08 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 20.28 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 21.27 | +4.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 21.27 is below the median for low income countries, which is 44.08, 48% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Chad's 21.27 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.65, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers 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% | 3.52 | 5.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.19 | 5.03 | 5.34 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.4 | 3.52 | 5.28 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.59 | 5.89 | 9.34 | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.11 | 9.43 | 13.85 | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.41 | 15.3 | 18.78 | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.42 | 20.06 | 21.27 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 69.44 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.2 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Chad?
- Female teachers in Chad was 21.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 21.27 in 2024.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 in 1986.
- How does Chad rank for female teachers?
- Chad ranks 209th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female teachers 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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