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 39.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
39.2%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
6th
of 149 countries
All-time high
60.3%
in 1998
All-time low
35.4%
in 2015
Years of data
11
1998–2019

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

02040601998200820191998: 60.3 %1999: 58.9 %2000: 57.1 %2001: 55.2 %2002: 52.4 %2003: 50.9 %2015: 35.4 %2016: 38.8 %2017: 44.3 %2018: 38.3 %2019: 39.2 %

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 39.2%.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad peaked at 60.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2015.

That places Chad 6th out of 149 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, both sexes (%) in Chad, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 60.3%
1999 58.9% -2.3%
2000 57.1% -3.2%
2001 55.2% -3.2%
2002 52.4% -5.1%
2003 50.9% -2.9%
2015 35.4% -30.5%
2016 38.8% +9.6%
2017 44.3% +14.1%
2018 38.3% -13.5%
2019 39.2% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.6% 58.9% 60.3% 2
2000s 53.9% 50.9% 57.1% 4
2010s 39.2% 35.4% 44.3% 5

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 3 Eritrea 43.5% compare
  2. 4 Djibouti 43.0% compare
  3. 5 Central African Republic 41.7% compare
  4. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 33.3% compare
  5. 8 Guinea 31.8% compare
  6. 9 Burkina Faso 30.7% 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 39.2% 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 60.3% 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 35.4% in 2015.
How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Chad ranks 6th 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 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/