Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Chad
Chad: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 6.03 live births per woman in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.03 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.34 live births per woman
in 1993
All-time low
6.03 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Chad, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Chad recorded 6.03 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Chad peaked at 7.34 live births per woman in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.03 live births per woman, in 2024.
That places Chad 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Chad, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.06 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.07 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.09 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 6.11 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 6.13 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 6.15 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 6.17 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 6.19 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 6.21 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 6.23 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 6.25 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 6.27 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.29 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 6.3 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 6.32 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 6.34 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.36 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 6.39 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 6.43 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 6.48 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 6.53 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 6.58 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 6.85 live births per woman | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 6.87 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 6.86 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 6.88 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 6.89 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 6.9 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6.89 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 6.91 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 6.91 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.94 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 6.96 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 6.98 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 7.01 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 7.04 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 7.07 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 7.11 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 7.15 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 7.19 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 7.22 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.26 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 7.3 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.34 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 7.31 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 7.29 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 7.29 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.27 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.27 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 7.26 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 7.25 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 7.23 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.2 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.18 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.16 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 7.13 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 7.12 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.09 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.06 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.02 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.99 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.95 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.91 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.84 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.78 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.71 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.62 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 6.54 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 6.46 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 6.41 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.35 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 6.25 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.21 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.12 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.03 live births per woman | -1.5% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 6.03 live births per woman is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.11 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 6.03 live births per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.91 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.14 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 6.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.34 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 6.91 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.91 live births per woman | 7.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.28 live births per woman | 7.22 live births per woman | 7.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.14 live births per woman | 7.02 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.72 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.19 live births per woman | 6.03 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 2 Somalia 6.01 live births per woman compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.98 live births per woman compare
- 4 Central African Republic 5.95 live births per woman compare
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 fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Chad?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Chad was 6.03 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 live births per woman in 1993.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.03 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Chad ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.