Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Chad

Chad: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 1.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.47 million number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
5th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.51 million number
in 2017
All-time low
956,971 number
in 1998
Years of data
11
1998–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Chad, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200820191998: 957.0k number1999: 972.6k number2000: 986.3k number2001: 998.9k number2002: 1.0M number2003: 1.0M number2015: 1.3M number2016: 1.4M number2017: 1.5M number2018: 1.4M number2019: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Chad recorded 1.47 million number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 15.8% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Chad peaked at 1.51 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 956,971 number, in 1998.

That places Chad 5th out of 137 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Chad, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 956,971 number
1999 972,583 number +1.6%
2000 986,296 number +1.4%
2001 998,879 number +1.3%
2002 1.01 million number +1.0%
2003 1.03 million number +2.4%
2015 1.27 million number +23.1%
2016 1.36 million number +7.3%
2017 1.51 million number +10.3%
2018 1.42 million number -5.6%
2019 1.47 million number +3.6%

Chad compared with similar countries

  • Chad's 1.47 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.22 million number, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Chad's 1.47 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 385,769 number, 3.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 964,777 number 956,971 number 972,583 number 2
2000s 1.01 million number 986,296 number 1.03 million number 4
2010s 1.41 million number 1.27 million number 1.51 million number 5

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 2 Indonesia 3.50 million number compare
  2. 3 Niger 1.92 million number compare
  3. 4 Mali 1.55 million number compare
  4. 6 Yemen 1.35 million number compare
  5. 7 Côte d'Ivoire 1.28 million number compare
  6. 8 Mozambique 1.22 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Chad?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Chad was 1.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 1.51 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 956,971 number in 1998.
How does Chad rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Chad ranks 5th out of 137 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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/