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 49.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
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 49.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Chad peaked at 57.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2008.
That places Chad 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 57.2% | — |
| 2001 | 54.6% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 51.7% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 49.6% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.1% | 37.9% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 38.3% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 49.6% | 53.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 7 Afghanistan 50.6% compare
- 8 Madagascar 49.8% compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 49.8% compare
- 11 South Sudan 47.9% compare
- 12 Ethiopia 47.8% compare
- 13 Mozambique 47.2% 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 49.6% 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 57.2% 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 37.9% in 2008.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Chad ranks 10th 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 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release