School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Chad
Chad: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.29 million number in 2015. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Chad, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Chad is 1.29 million number, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Chad peaked at 1.29 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 290,504 number, in 1970.
That places Chad 68th out of 203 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 345,170 number | 290,504 number | 382,037 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 419,855 number | 386,719 number | 465,554 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 579,380 number | 482,324 number | 685,237 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 857,619 number | 712,713 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.29 million number | 4 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 88.46 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 88.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Chad?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Chad was 1.29 million number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 290,504 number in 1970.
- How does Chad rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Chad ranks 68th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. 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, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.