How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?

11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Chad

1.47 million number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa

54.39 million number

in 2019

Chad rank

5th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

8th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Chad
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 54.39 million number against 1.47 million number in Chad, a difference of 52.92 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 36.9 times Chad's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 137 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	964,777 number	52.15 million number	51.19 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	1.01 million number	51.37 million number	50.36 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	1.41 million number	52.72 million number	51.31 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 54.39 million number against 1.47 million number in Chad as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 52.92 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Chad ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/