Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Chad

Chad: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes was 2.02 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
2.02 million number
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
6th
of 86 countries
All-time high
2.02 million number
in 2016
All-time low
958,160 number
in 2000
Years of data
5
1993–2016

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Chad, 1993–2016

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1993200420161993: 998.7k number2000: 958.2k number2004: 1.1M number2015: 1.7M number2016: 2.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Chad stood at 2.02 million number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 87.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Chad peaked at 2.02 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 958,160 number, in 2000.

Chad ranks 6th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number) in Chad, 1993 to 2016.
Year number Change
1993 998,710 number
2000 958,160 number -4.1%
2004 1.08 million number +12.3%
2015 1.74 million number +61.8%
2016 2.02 million number +16.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 998,710 number 998,710 number 998,710 number 1
2000s 1.02 million number 958,160 number 1.08 million number 2
2010s 1.88 million number 1.74 million number 2.02 million number 2

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 3 Nigeria 9.36 million number compare
  2. 4 Ethiopia 6.27 million number compare
  3. 5 Cote d'Ivoire 2.15 million number compare
  4. 7 Egypt 1.98 million number compare
  5. 8 Mali 1.83 million number compare
  6. 9 Mozambique 1.66 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Chad?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes in Chad was 2.02 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 2.02 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 958,160 number in 2000.
How does Chad rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes?
Chad ranks 6th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chad data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of youth between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.