Population of compulsory school age, female in Chad

Chad: Population of compulsory school age, female was 2.17 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.17 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
50th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.17 million number
in 2019
All-time low
659,176 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Chad, 1998–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820191998: 659.2k number1999: 686.1k number2000: 713.7k number2001: 741.3k number2002: 773.9k number2003: 808.1k number2004: 842.9k number2005: 876.9k number2006: 1.4M number2007: 1.5M number2008: 1.5M number2009: 1.6M number2010: 1.6M number2011: 1.7M number2012: 1.7M number2013: 1.8M number2014: 1.9M number2015: 1.9M number2016: 2.0M number2017: 2.0M number2018: 2.1M number2019: 2.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Chad is 2.17 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Chad peaked at 2.17 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 659,176 number, in 1998.

That places Chad 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Chad, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 659,176 number —
1999 686,085 number +4.1%
2000 713,695 number +4.0%
2001 741,316 number +3.9%
2002 773,870 number +4.4%
2003 808,106 number +4.4%
2004 842,861 number +4.3%
2005 876,894 number +4.0%
2006 1.40 million number +60.0%
2007 1.46 million number +3.9%
2008 1.51 million number +3.8%
2009 1.57 million number +3.7%
2010 1.62 million number +3.6%
2011 1.68 million number +3.5%
2012 1.74 million number +3.6%
2013 1.80 million number +3.6%
2014 1.86 million number +3.5%
2015 1.93 million number +3.3%
2016 1.99 million number +3.1%
2017 2.05 million number +3.1%
2018 2.11 million number +2.9%
2019 2.17 million number +2.8%

Chad compared with similar countries

  • Chad's 2.17 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.05 million number, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Chad's 2.17 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 million number, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population of compulsory school age, female in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +60.0% 876,894 number 1.40 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 672,630 number 659,176 number 686,085 number 2
2000s 1.07 million number 713,695 number 1.57 million number 10
2010s 1.89 million number 1.62 million number 2.17 million number 10

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 47 Myanmar 2.31 million number compare
  2. 48 Senegal 2.21 million number compare
  3. 49 Ukraine 2.20 million number compare
  4. 51 North Korea 2.07 million number compare
  5. 52 Cameroon 2.06 million number compare
  6. 53 Malawi 2.05 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Chad?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Chad was 2.17 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 2.17 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 659,176 number in 1998.
How does Chad rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Chad ranks 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.