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

Chad: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 47.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
47.5%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
4th
of 148 countries
All-time high
72.3%
in 1998
All-time low
45.1%
in 2015
Years of data
11
1998–2019

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

0204060801998200820191998: 72.3 %1999: 70.2 %2000: 68 %2001: 65.9 %2002: 63.3 %2003: 61.9 %2015: 45.1 %2016: 48 %2017: 52.8 %2018: 47 %2019: 47.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad stood at 47.5%.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.4% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad peaked at 72.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2015.

That places Chad 4th out of 148 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Chad, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 72.3%
1999 70.2% -2.8%
2000 68.0% -3.2%
2001 65.9% -3.1%
2002 63.3% -3.9%
2003 61.9% -2.3%
2015 45.1% -27.1%
2016 48.0% +6.5%
2017 52.8% +9.8%
2018 47.0% -11.0%
2019 47.5% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 71.2% 70.2% 72.3% 2
2000s 64.8% 61.9% 68.0% 4
2010s 48.1% 45.1% 52.8% 5

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 1 Central African Republic 50.2% compare
  2. 2 Niger 49.2% compare
  3. 3 Mali 47.7% compare
  4. 5 Eritrea 46.6% compare
  5. 6 Djibouti 41.8% compare
  6. 7 Guinea 38.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad was 47.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2015.
How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Chad ranks 4th 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/