Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Chad
Chad: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 253,089 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Chad, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Chad stood at 253,089 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Chad peaked at 253,089 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50,972 number, in 1970.
Chad ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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, female in Chad, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50,972 number | — |
| 1971 | 51,729 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 53,112 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 54,521 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 55,931 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 57,302 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 58,629 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 60,590 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 62,718 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 64,887 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 66,957 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 68,745 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 71,062 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 73,289 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 75,449 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 77,555 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 79,633 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 82,578 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 85,633 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 88,729 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 91,766 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 94,682 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 98,366 number | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 102,083 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 105,817 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 109,539 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 113,214 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 117,917 number | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 122,814 number | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 127,821 number | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 132,829 number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 137,702 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 143,760 number | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 149,944 number | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 156,105 number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 162,067 number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 167,708 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 174,156 number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 180,550 number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 186,803 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 192,819 number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 198,439 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 205,036 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 211,577 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 217,939 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 223,972 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 229,574 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 235,849 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 241,858 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 247,608 number | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 253,089 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57,039 number | 50,972 number | 64,887 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,963 number | 66,957 number | 88,729 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 108,402 number | 91,766 number | 127,821 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 159,162 number | 132,829 number | 186,803 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 220,467 number | 192,819 number | 247,608 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 253,089 number | 253,089 number | 253,089 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, female in Chad?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Chad was 253,089 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 253,089 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,972 number in 1970.
- How does Chad rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Chad ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.