Labor force, female in Chad
Chad: Labor force, female was 40.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Chad, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Chad recorded 40.0% for labor force, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Chad peaked at 46.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2025.
Chad ranks 137th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.3% | — |
| 1991 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 46.3% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 46.1% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 45.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 45.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 44.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 43.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 40.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.7% | 44.9% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 42.7% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 40.7% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 40.0% | 40.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 54,801 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 88.46 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 88.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Chad?
- Labor force, female in Chad was 40.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2025.
- How does Chad rank for labor force, female?
- Chad ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.