Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Chad
Chad: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 978,380 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Chad, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Chad is 978,380 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Chad peaked at 978,380 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 538,228 number, in 1998.
That places Chad 6th out of 150 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Chad, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 538,228 number | — |
| 1999 | 556,330 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 561,391 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 560,584 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 570,774 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 582,889 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 855,659 number | +46.8% |
| 2016 | 869,238 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 975,495 number | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 924,087 number | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 978,380 number | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 547,279 number | 538,228 number | 556,330 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 568,910 number | 560,584 number | 582,889 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 920,572 number | 855,659 number | 978,380 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 3 Indonesia 2.30 million number compare
- 4 Niger 1.29 million number compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 1.07 million number compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 901,365 number compare
- 8 Philippines 897,332 number compare
- 9 Mozambique 860,370 number compare
More education data for Chad
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,874 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 383,767 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,968 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,239 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 764,990 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Chad?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Chad was 978,380 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 978,380 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 538,228 number in 1998.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Chad ranks 6th out of 150 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 adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.