Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chad
Chad: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 19.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chad, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chad is 19.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chad peaked at 66.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2013.
Chad ranks 31st of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 66.4% | — |
| 1977 | 66.2% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 54.4% | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 46.1% | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 40.9% | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -53.4% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +46.5% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -6.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 19.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 28.7%, 67% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 19.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.2%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +46.5% | 15.3% | 22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.3% | 66.2% | 66.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 54.4% | 54.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 40.5% | 46.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 34.0% | 40.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 14.5% | 31.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.2% | 21.8% | 4 |
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, male in Chad?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chad was 19.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2013.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Chad ranks 31st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release