Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chad

Chad: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 1.70 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.70 million number
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
5th
of 149 countries
All-time high
1.82 million number
in 2017
All-time low
1.23 million number
in 1998
Years of data
11
1998–2019

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820191998: 1.2M number1999: 1.3M number2000: 1.3M number2001: 1.3M number2002: 1.3M number2003: 1.3M number2015: 1.4M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.8M number2018: 1.6M number2019: 1.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chad is 1.70 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chad peaked at 1.82 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million number, in 1998.

Chad ranks 5th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Chad, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 1.23 million number
1999 1.25 million number +1.6%
2000 1.26 million number +0.7%
2001 1.27 million number +0.6%
2002 1.25 million number -1.0%
2003 1.27 million number +1.4%
2015 1.37 million number +7.5%
2016 1.54 million number +12.9%
2017 1.82 million number +17.6%
2018 1.62 million number -10.9%
2019 1.70 million number +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.24 million number 1.23 million number 1.25 million number 2
2000s 1.26 million number 1.25 million number 1.27 million number 4
2010s 1.61 million number 1.37 million number 1.82 million number 5

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 2 Indonesia 3.85 million number compare
  2. 3 Niger 2.53 million number compare
  3. 4 Mali 2.06 million number compare
  4. 6 Burkina Faso 1.65 million number compare
  5. 7 Philippines 1.40 million number compare
  6. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 1.38 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chad?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chad was 1.70 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 1.82 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million number in 1998.
How does Chad rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Chad ranks 5th out of 149 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/