Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Chad
Chad: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 74.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Chad, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chad recorded 74.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Chad peaked at 78.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2012.
Chad ranks 7th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.3% | — |
| 2001 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 76.2% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 67.9% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 73.4% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 74.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.0% | 65.6% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 63.8% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 69.9% | 74.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 4 Mali 77.0% compare
- 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 76.9% compare
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 76.4% compare
- 8 Burundi 73.8% compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 73.3% compare
- 10 Cameroon 71.9% compare
- 10 Ethiopia 71.9% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Chad?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Chad was 74.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2012.
- How does Chad rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Chad ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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 youth of upper secondary 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