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 62.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 62.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad peaked at 75.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 2018.
That places Chad 2nd out of 150 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.3% | — |
| 1999 | 74.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 72.7% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 69.7% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 62.2% | +2.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 62.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.6%, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Chad's 62.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 2.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.1% | 74.9% | 75.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 66.7% | 72.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 60.6% | 66.0% | 5 |
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 62.2% in 2019, 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 75.3% 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 60.6% in 2018.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Chad ranks 2nd 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.