How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?

11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Chad

54.9%

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa

35.3%

in 2019

Chad rank

2nd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

3rd

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time

Chad
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Chad currently reports 54.9% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 19.6%.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 134 countries.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	64.2%	43.1%	21.2%	Chad
2000s	58.0%	40.5%	17.4%	Chad
2010s	54.1%	35.8%	18.3%	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male, Chad or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Chad, at 54.9% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 19.6%, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Chad and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Chad ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.