Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Chad
Chad: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 2.82 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Chad, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, male in Chad stood at 2.82 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Chad peaked at 2.82 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 676,707, in 1998.
That places Chad 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 676,707 | — |
| 1999 | 712,604 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 748,397 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 777,150 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 805,605 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 839,378 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 875,365 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 907,951 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.45 million | +59.6% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.56 million | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.61 million | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.67 million | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.73 million | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.80 million | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.87 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.01 million | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.09 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.16 million | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.24 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.32 million | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.41 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 2.49 million | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.57 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 2.64 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.73 million | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 2.82 million | +3.1% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 2.82 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.20 million, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 2.82 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22 million, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +59.6% | 907,951 | 1.45 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 694,656 | 676,707 | 712,604 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 748,397 | 1.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 million | 1.67 million | 2.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 million | 2.41 million | 2.82 million | 6 |
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 population of compulsory school age, male in Chad?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Chad was 2.82 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 676,707 in 1998.
- How does Chad rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Chad ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release