Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chad

Chad: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 68.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
68.5%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
2nd
of 142 countries
All-time high
82.0%
in 1998
All-time low
67.8%
in 2018
Years of data
11
1998–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chad, 1998–2019

0204060801998200820191998: 82 %1999: 81.3 %2000: 80 %2001: 77.6 %2002: 76.2 %2003: 74.8 %2015: 69.6 %2016: 68.2 %2017: 71.9 %2018: 67.8 %2019: 68.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chad is 68.5%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.6% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chad peaked at 82.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2018.

That places Chad 2nd out of 142 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Chad, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 82.0%
1999 81.3% -0.8%
2000 80.0% -1.7%
2001 77.6% -2.9%
2002 76.2% -1.9%
2003 74.8% -1.8%
2015 69.6% -7.0%
2016 68.2% -2.0%
2017 71.9% +5.4%
2018 67.8% -5.6%
2019 68.5% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.7% 81.3% 82.0% 2
2000s 77.1% 74.8% 80.0% 4
2010s 69.2% 67.8% 71.9% 5

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 1 Niger 73.2% compare
  2. 3 Mali 63.2% compare
  3. 4 Guinea 57.7% compare
  4. 5 Djibouti 55.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chad?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chad was 68.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2018.
How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Chad ranks 2nd 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/