Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Chad
Chad: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 24.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Chad, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Chad is 24.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Chad peaked at 76.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2015.
Chad ranks 23rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 76.7% | — |
| 1977 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 67.0% | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 57.8% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 52.9% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 51.5% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -38.0% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +26.4% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.6% | 76.5% | 76.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 67.0% | 67.0% | 67.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 56.3% | 51.5% | 63.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 43.7% | 50.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 23.8% | 38.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 24.8% | 28.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.51 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,656 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43,145 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18,967 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 34.51 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 49,114 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -8.57 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Chad?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Chad was 24.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2015.
- How does Chad rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Chad ranks 23rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.