Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Chad

Chad: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 1.79 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.79 million number
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
6th
of 142 countries
All-time high
1.79 million number
in 2019
All-time low
968,304 number
in 1998
Years of data
11
1998–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Chad, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820191998: 968.3k number1999: 997.1k number2000: 1.0M number2001: 1.0M number2002: 1.1M number2003: 1.1M number2015: 1.6M number2016: 1.6M number2017: 1.8M number2018: 1.7M number2019: 1.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Chad stood at 1.79 million number. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Chad peaked at 1.79 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 968,304 number, in 1998.

That places Chad 6th out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Chad, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 968,304 number
1999 997,126 number +3.0%
2000 1.02 million number +2.2%
2001 1.03 million number +1.0%
2002 1.05 million number +2.1%
2003 1.08 million number +2.4%
2015 1.59 million number +47.9%
2016 1.62 million number +1.5%
2017 1.76 million number +9.0%
2018 1.72 million number -2.5%
2019 1.79 million number +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 982,715 number 968,304 number 997,126 number 2
2000s 1.04 million number 1.02 million number 1.08 million number 4
2010s 1.70 million number 1.59 million number 1.79 million number 5

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 3 Niger 2.37 million number compare
  2. 4 Mexico 2.28 million number compare
  3. 5 Côte d'Ivoire 2.04 million number compare
  4. 7 Burkina Faso 1.76 million number compare
  5. 8 Myanmar 1.73 million number compare
  6. 9 Syrian Arab Republic 1.71 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Chad?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Chad was 1.79 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 1.79 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 968,304 number in 1998.
How does Chad rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Chad ranks 6th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Chad data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of 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/