Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad
Chad: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 42.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad is 42.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad peaked at 72.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2024.
That places Chad 7th out of 169 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 72.5% | — |
| 1999 | 70.7% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 68.5% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 62.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | -26.2% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 44.3% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 42.5% | -4.1% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 42.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.1%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Chad's 42.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 2.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -26.2% | 62.3% | 46.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 70.7% | 72.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 62.3% | 68.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 46.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 42.5% | 46.7% | 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad was 42.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Chad ranks 7th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release