Chad vs Zambia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Chad
17.3%
in 2019
Zambia
16.8%
in 2017
Chad rank
26th
Zambia rank
29th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male over time

  • Chad
  • Zambia
0204060197219952019

How they compare

Chad currently reports 17.3% against 16.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th of 166 countries.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 64.4% 17.4% 47.0% Chad
1980s 54.1% 19.8% 34.4% Chad
1990s 39.4% 31.0% 8.5% Chad
2000s 36.2% 31.2% 5.0% Chad
2010s 21.1% 13.6% 7.5% Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male, Chad or Zambia?
Chad, at 17.3% against 16.8% in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Chad and Zambia?
0.5%, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Zambia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Chad and Zambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Chad ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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 children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/