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 17.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chad, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chad stood at 17.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chad peaked at 65.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2015.
That places Chad 26th out of 166 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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, male in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 65.1% | — |
| 1977 | 64.4% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 54.1% | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 45.5% | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 39.9% | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 37.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -61.7% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +62.7% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +31.7% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +3.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 17.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 22.0%, 79% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Chad's 17.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 1.2× the median. (43 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 | +62.7% | 10.7% | 17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.7% | 64.4% | 65.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.5% | 38.9% | 45.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 32.1% | 38.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 10.7% | 29.2% | 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, male in Chad?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chad was 17.3% in 2019, 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 65.1% 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 10.7% in 2015.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Chad ranks 26th out of 166 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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
The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/