Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Chad
Chad: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 508,120 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Chad, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Chad recorded 508,120 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Chad peaked at 508,120 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 101,295 number, in 1970.
That places Chad 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Chad, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 101,295 number | — |
| 1971 | 102,916 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 105,824 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 108,780 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 111,724 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 114,575 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 117,311 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 121,326 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 125,649 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 130,035 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 134,213 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 137,824 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 142,541 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 147,091 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 151,510 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 155,804 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 160,006 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 165,970 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 172,131 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 178,355 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 184,448 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 190,295 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 197,730 number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 205,248 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 212,800 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 220,308 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 227,677 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 237,131 number | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 246,946 number | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 256,967 number | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 266,991 number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 276,762 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 288,961 number | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 301,435 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 313,856 number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 325,832 number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 337,078 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 349,949 number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 362,579 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 374,850 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 386,619 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 397,643 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 410,864 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 424,076 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 436,974 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 449,186 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 460,429 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 473,183 number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 485,391 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 497,048 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 508,120 number | +2.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 508,120 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 508,120 number, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 508,120 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 113,944 number | 101,295 number | 130,035 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 154,544 number | 134,213 number | 178,355 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 217,955 number | 184,448 number | 256,967 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 319,829 number | 266,991 number | 374,850 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 442,141 number | 386,619 number | 497,048 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 508,120 number | 508,120 number | 508,120 number | 1 |
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 the official entrance age to primary education, both in Chad?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Chad was 508,120 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 508,120 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,295 number in 1970.
- How does Chad rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Chad ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.