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 672,766 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
672,766 number
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
8th
of 148 countries
All-time high
736,242 number
in 2017
All-time low
496,832 number
in 1998
Years of data
11
1998–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200820191998: 496.8k number1999: 509.2k number2000: 512.8k number2001: 515.7k number2002: 500.7k number2003: 503.1k number2015: 498.5k number2016: 590.3k number2017: 736.2k number2018: 628.5k number2019: 672.8k 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 672,766 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 34.9% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chad peaked at 736,242 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 496,832 number, in 1998.

That places Chad 8th out of 148 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 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, male (number) in Chad, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 496,832 number
1999 509,220 number +2.5%
2000 512,818 number +0.7%
2001 515,695 number +0.6%
2002 500,696 number -2.9%
2003 503,120 number +0.5%
2015 498,542 number -0.9%
2016 590,345 number +18.4%
2017 736,242 number +24.7%
2018 628,504 number -14.6%
2019 672,766 number +7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 503,026 number 496,832 number 509,220 number 2
2000s 508,082 number 500,696 number 515,695 number 4
2010s 625,280 number 498,542 number 736,242 number 5

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 5 Burkina Faso 851,122 number compare
  2. 6 Philippines 825,925 number compare
  3. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 687,651 number compare
  4. 9 South Africa 612,293 number compare
  5. 10 Mozambique 542,721 number compare
  6. 11 Côte d'Ivoire 522,576 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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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 672,766 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 736,242 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 496,832 number in 1998.
How does Chad rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Chad ranks 8th out of 148 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 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/