Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Chad
Chad: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 1.14 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Chad, 1993–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
Chad recorded 1.14 million number for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Chad peaked at 1.14 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 550,717 number, in 1993.
That places Chad 6th out of 86 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Chad, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 550,717 number | — |
| 2000 | 605,694 number | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 642,352 number | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million number | +63.6% |
| 2016 | 1.14 million number | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 550,717 number | 550,717 number | 550,717 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 624,023 number | 605,694 number | 642,352 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million number | 1.05 million number | 1.14 million number | 2 |
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More education data for Chad
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Chad?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Chad was 1.14 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 550,717 number in 1993.
- How does Chad rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Chad ranks 6th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.