Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad
Chad: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 54.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
54.5%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
6th
of 206 countries
All-time high
65.4%
in 2000
All-time low
48.4%
in 2011
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad stood at 54.5%.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad peaked at 65.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2011.
Chad ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.4% | — |
| 2001 | 63.7% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 54.5% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.7% | 48.7% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 48.4% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 54.5% | 58.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 3 Equatorial Guinea 65.5% compare
- 4 Mali 55.1% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 54.9% compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 54.2% compare
- 8 Liberia 53.3% compare
- 9 South Sudan 53.2% 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad was 54.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2011.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Chad ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release