Children out of school, primary, male in Chad
Chad: Children out of school, primary, male was 335,149 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in Chad, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary, male in Chad stood at 335,149.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Chad peaked at 395,533 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 175,581, in 2013.
Chad ranks 21st of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 215,170 | — |
| 1977 | 227,375 | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 254,379 | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 298,039 | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 276,529 | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 288,795 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 301,290 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 307,992 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 284,845 | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 285,601 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 348,269 | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 175,581 | -49.6% |
| 2015 | 200,580 | +14.2% |
| 2016 | 305,261 | +52.2% |
| 2017 | 395,533 | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 331,685 | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 357,109 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 347,888 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 360,473 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 346,252 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 335,149 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 221,272 | 215,170 | 227,375 | 2 |
| 1980s | 254,379 | 254,379 | 254,379 | 1 |
| 1990s | 287,788 | 276,529 | 298,039 | 3 |
| 2000s | 294,932 | 284,845 | 307,992 | 4 |
| 2010s | 302,003 | 175,581 | 395,533 | 7 |
| 2020s | 347,440 | 335,149 | 360,473 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 18 Kenya 386,718 compare
- 19 Bangladesh 354,030 compare
- 20 Burundi 352,121 compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 313,204 compare
- 23 Syrian Arab Republic 302,495 compare
- 24 Egypt 289,060 compare
More education data for Chad
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Chad?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Chad was 335,149 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 395,533 in 2017.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 175,581 in 2013.
- How does Chad rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Chad ranks 21st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. 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, male. 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.