School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chad
Chad: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.59 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chad, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chad stood at 1.59 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chad peaked at 1.59 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 331,547 number, in 1970.
That places Chad 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 379,860 number | 331,547 number | 439,200 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 513,373 number | 449,192 number | 591,144 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 723,533 number | 610,469 number | 852,771 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million number | 881,962 number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.59 million number | 10 |
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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 school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chad?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chad was 1.59 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 331,547 number in 1970.
- How does Chad rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Chad ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 School age population, pre-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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.