Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chad
Chad: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 20.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chad, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 20.1% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chad peaked at 57.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2025.
Chad ranks 35th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.2% | — |
| 2001 | 54.9% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 40.6% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -14.7% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | -13.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 20.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.4%, 79% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 20.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.5% | 43.9% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 43.2% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 20.1% | 40.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 32 Madagascar 21.6% compare
- 33 Pakistan 20.2% compare
- 33 Suriname 20.2% compare
- 35 Côte d'Ivoire 20.1% compare
- 37 Macau, China 18.7% compare
- 38 British Virgin Islands 18.2% 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Chad?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chad was 20.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2025.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Chad ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. 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 of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release