Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Chad

Chad: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 878,946 number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
878,946 number
Change on year
up 27.5%
World rank
8th
of 86 countries
All-time high
878,946 number
in 2016
All-time low
352,465 number
in 2000
Years of data
5
1993–2016

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1993200420161993: 448.0k number2000: 352.5k number2004: 433.2k number2015: 689.4k number2016: 878.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Chad is 878,946 number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.5% on the previous year and up 102.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Chad peaked at 878,946 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 352,465 number, in 2000.

Chad ranks 8th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number) in Chad, 1993 to 2016.
Year number Change
1993 447,994 number
2000 352,465 number -21.3%
2004 433,217 number +22.9%
2015 689,420 number +59.1%
2016 878,946 number +27.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 447,994 number 447,994 number 447,994 number 1
2000s 392,841 number 352,465 number 433,217 number 2
2010s 784,183 number 689,420 number 878,946 number 2

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 5 Bangladesh 988,851 number compare
  2. 6 Cote d'Ivoire 933,782 number compare
  3. 7 Egypt 899,333 number compare
  4. 9 Mali 791,218 number compare
  5. 10 Burkina Faso 769,429 number compare
  6. 11 Tanzania 652,463 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Chad?
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Chad was 878,946 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 878,946 number in 2016.
What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 352,465 number in 2000.
How does Chad rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
Chad ranks 8th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 102.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,252 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.