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 59.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad is 59.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad peaked at 73.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 2013.
That places Chad 4th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.7% | — |
| 2001 | 72.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 71.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 59.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 63.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 59.5% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.6% | 59.5% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 58.1% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 59.5% | 63.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 1 Afghanistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Niger 71.3% compare
- 3 Equatorial Guinea 65.8% compare
- 5 South Sudan 58.7% compare
- 6 Mali 58.2% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 55.6% 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 59.5% 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 73.7% 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 58.1% in 2013.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Chad ranks 4th 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 0.3%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release