School age population, primary education, both sexes in Chad
Chad: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 2.84 million number in 2020. β Volatile
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Chad, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Chad is 2.84 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Chad peaked at 2.84 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 558,506 number, in 1970.
Chad ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 618,971 number | 558,506 number | 690,854 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 827,916 number | 711,929 number | 961,357 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 million number | 995,286 number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 million number | 1.43 million number | 2.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 million number | 2.11 million number | 2.77 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 million number | 2.84 million number | 2.84 million number | 1 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 88.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Chad?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Chad was 2.84 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 558,506 number in 1970.
- How does Chad rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Chad ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.