Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Chad
Chad: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 6.12 live births per woman in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.12 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
2nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.34 live births per woman
in 1993
All-time low
6.06 live births per woman
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Chad, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Chad stood at 6.12 live births per woman.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Chad peaked at 7.34 live births per woman in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.06 live births per woman, in 1950.
Chad ranks 2nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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% |
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 | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.12 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 Somalia 6.13 live births per woman compare
- 3 Niger 6.06 live births per woman compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.05 live births per woman compare
- 5 Central African Republic 6.01 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. share of women with no education in Chad?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Chad was 6.12 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 live births per woman in 1993.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.06 live births per woman in 1950.
- How does Chad rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Chad ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.