Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Chad
Chad: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 6.12 live births per woman in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Chad, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Chad stood at 6.12 live births per woman.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Chad peaked at 7.34 live births per woman in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.06 live births per woman, in 1950.
Chad ranks 2nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.14 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 6.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.34 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 6.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 6.91 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.04 live births per woman | 6.91 live births per woman | 7.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.28 live births per woman | 7.22 live births per woman | 7.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.14 live births per woman | 7.02 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.72 live births per woman | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.99 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.12 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 Somalia 6.13 live births per woman compare
- 3 Niger 6.06 live births per woman compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.05 live births per woman compare
- 5 Central African Republic 6.01 live births per woman compare
More education data for Chad
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 54,801 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 6.03 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Chad?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Chad was 6.12 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 live births per woman in 1993.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.06 live births per woman in 1950.
- How does Chad rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Chad ranks 2nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.