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 31.7% 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
Chad recorded 31.7% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad peaked at 48.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2015.
That places Chad 15th 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 | 48.8% | — |
| 1999 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 47.4% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -30.9% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | -1.5% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 31.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.7%, 97% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Chad's 31.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 1.5× 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 | -30.9% | 41.4% | 28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 48.6% | 48.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 41.4% | 47.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 28.6% | 39.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 31.7% | 33.3% | 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chad was 31.7% 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 48.8% 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 28.6% in 2015.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Chad ranks 15th 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 up 10.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release