School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chad

Chad: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.59 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.59 million number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
53rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.59 million number
in 2019
All-time low
993,634 number
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chad, 2003–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2003201120192003: 993.6k number2004: 1.0M number2005: 1.1M number2006: 1.1M number2007: 1.1M number2008: 1.2M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.3M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 1.4M number2014: 1.4M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.5M number2018: 1.6M number2019: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Chad recorded 1.59 million number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chad peaked at 1.59 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 993,634 number, in 2003.

Chad ranks 53rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.11 million number 993,634 number 1.22 million number 7
2010s 1.42 million number 1.25 million number 1.59 million number 10

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 50 Mali 1.92 million number compare
  2. 51 Burkina Faso 1.91 million number compare
  3. 52 Malawi 1.66 million number compare
  4. 54 Italy 1.53 million number compare
  5. 55 Cameroon 1.52 million number compare
  6. 56 Haiti 1.52 million number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chad?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chad was 1.59 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 1.59 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 993,634 number in 2003.
How does Chad rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Chad ranks 53rd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/