Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Chad

Chad: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 77.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
77.9%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
2nd
of 147 countries
All-time high
92.3%
in 1998
All-time low
77.9%
in 2019
Years of data
11
1998–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Chad, 1998–2019

0204060801001998200820191998: 92.3 %1999: 91.1 %2000: 91.1 %2001: 89.7 %2002: 88.4 %2003: 87.2 %2015: 81.3 %2016: 79.5 %2017: 80.8 %2018: 78.8 %2019: 77.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Chad recorded 77.9% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Chad peaked at 92.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2019.

Chad ranks 2nd of 147 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Chad, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 92.3%
1999 91.1% -1.2%
2000 91.1% -0.0%
2001 89.7% -1.5%
2002 88.4% -1.4%
2003 87.2% -1.3%
2015 81.3% -6.8%
2016 79.5% -2.2%
2017 80.8% +1.7%
2018 78.8% -2.5%
2019 77.9% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 91.7% 91.1% 92.3% 2
2000s 89.1% 87.2% 91.1% 4
2010s 79.7% 77.9% 81.3% 5

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 1 Niger 86.1% compare
  2. 3 Mali 75.1% compare
  3. 4 Ethiopia 74.0% compare
  4. 5 Malawi 69.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Chad?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Chad was 77.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2019.
How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Chad ranks 2nd out of 147 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.