Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Chad
Chad: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 35.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Chad, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 35.0% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2019.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Chad peaked at 86.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2015.
That places Chad 11th out of 166 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 86.5% | — |
| 1977 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 79.3% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 69.3% | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 64.6% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 61.8% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | -29.0% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +1.1% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 35.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.4%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Chad's 35.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.3% | 86.2% | 86.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 65.3% | 61.8% | 69.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 52.8% | 59.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 30.7% | 45.9% | 7 |
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 of primary school age, female in Chad?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Chad was 35.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2015.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Chad ranks 11th out of 166 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/