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 58.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 58.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad peaked at 75.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 2024.
That places Chad 8th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.1% | — |
| 1999 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 72.5% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 60.3% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | -0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 58.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 39.7%, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Chad's 58.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.0% | 74.9% | 75.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 67.0% | 72.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 60.7% | 66.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 58.6% | 60.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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 58.6% in 2024, 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 75.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Chad ranks 8th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release