Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chad
Chad: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 80.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chad, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 80.8% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chad peaked at 98.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2024.
Chad ranks 8th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 98.3% | — |
| 2015 | 91.5% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 82.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.8% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.3% | 86.5% | 98.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 80.8% | 83.9% | 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 one year before the official primary in Chad?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chad was 80.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Chad ranks 8th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release