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

Chad: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 46.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
46.7%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
4th
of 139 countries
All-time high
66.2%
in 1998
All-time low
44.1%
in 2015
Years of data
11
1998–2019

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

02040601998200820191998: 66.2 %1999: 64.9 %2000: 63.4 %2001: 61.6 %2002: 59.1 %2003: 57.6 %2015: 44.1 %2016: 46.6 %2017: 51.3 %2018: 46.1 %2019: 46.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Chad is 46.7%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Chad peaked at 66.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2015.

Chad ranks 4th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Chad, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 66.2%
1999 64.9% -2.0%
2000 63.4% -2.4%
2001 61.6% -2.7%
2002 59.1% -4.1%
2003 57.6% -2.5%
2015 44.1% -23.4%
2016 46.6% +5.5%
2017 51.3% +10.1%
2018 46.1% -10.1%
2019 46.7% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.6% 64.9% 66.2% 2
2000s 60.4% 57.6% 63.4% 4
2010s 47.0% 44.1% 51.3% 5

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 1 Niger 52.0% compare
  2. 2 Mali 50.7% compare
  3. 3 Djibouti 48.8% compare
  4. 5 Eritrea 44.9% compare
  5. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 41.1% compare
  6. 7 Guinea 38.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Chad?
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Chad was 46.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2015.
How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Chad ranks 4th out of 139 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,144 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/