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

Chad: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 1.04 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.04 million number
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
8th
of 136 countries
All-time high
1.10 million number
in 2017
All-time low
703,302 number
in 1998
Years of data
11
1998–2019

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

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1998200820191998: 703.3k number1999: 718.4k number2000: 730.9k number2001: 737.8k number2002: 726.5k number2003: 733.0k number2015: 833.4k number2016: 927.8k number2017: 1.1M number2018: 990.8k number2019: 1.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Chad recorded 1.04 million number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2019.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Chad peaked at 1.10 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 703,302 number, in 1998.

That places Chad 8th out of 136 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, male (number) in Chad, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 703,302 number
1999 718,408 number +2.1%
2000 730,918 number +1.7%
2001 737,774 number +0.9%
2002 726,507 number -1.5%
2003 732,951 number +0.9%
2015 833,358 number +13.7%
2016 927,752 number +11.3%
2017 1.10 million number +18.3%
2018 990,768 number -9.7%
2019 1.04 million number +5.1%

Chad compared with similar countries

  • Chad's 1.04 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 million number, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Chad's 1.04 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 451,964 number, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 710,855 number 703,302 number 718,408 number 2
2000s 732,038 number 726,507 number 737,774 number 4
2010s 978,134 number 833,358 number 1.10 million number 5

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 5 Mexico 1.34 million number compare
  2. 6 Burkina Faso 1.29 million number compare
  3. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 1.13 million number compare
  4. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 957,509 number compare
  5. 10 Myanmar 936,176 number compare
  6. 11 Mozambique 927,356 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 1.04 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 1.10 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 703,302 number in 1998.
How does Chad rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Chad ranks 8th out of 136 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 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/