Children out of school, primary, female in Chad
Chad: Children out of school, primary, female was 519,892 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, female in Chad, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, female in Chad is 519,892, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Chad peaked at 598,843 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 280,888, in 1975.
Chad ranks 15th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 280,888 | — |
| 1977 | 297,102 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 371,653 | +25.1% |
| 1997 | 444,510 | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 434,317 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 440,170 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 446,144 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 448,871 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 438,598 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 440,107 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 504,919 | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 395,433 | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 414,523 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 502,093 | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 598,843 | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 534,236 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 563,800 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 553,691 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 563,665 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 547,558 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 519,892 | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 288,995 | 280,888 | 297,102 | 2 |
| 1980s | 371,653 | 371,653 | 371,653 | 1 |
| 1990s | 439,666 | 434,317 | 444,510 | 3 |
| 2000s | 443,430 | 438,598 | 448,871 | 4 |
| 2010s | 501,978 | 395,433 | 598,843 | 7 |
| 2020s | 546,202 | 519,892 | 563,665 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 822,227 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 659,756 compare
- 14 Mali 653,474 compare
- 16 United States of America 448,218 compare
- 17 Somalia 414,337 compare
- 18 Iraq 381,552 compare
More education data for Chad
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 54,801 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 88.46 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 88.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Chad?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Chad was 519,892 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 598,843 in 2017.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 280,888 in 1975.
- How does Chad rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Chad ranks 15th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.