Children out of school, primary in Chad
Chad: Children out of school, primary was 855,041 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Chad, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Chad is 855,041, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Chad peaked at 994,376 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 496,058, in 1975.
Chad ranks 15th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 510,268 | 496,058 | 524,477 | 2 |
| 1980s | 626,032 | 626,032 | 626,032 | 1 |
| 1990s | 740,296 | 710,846 | 778,824 | 4 |
| 2000s | 738,362 | 723,443 | 756,863 | 4 |
| 2010s | 803,981 | 571,014 | 994,376 | 7 |
| 2020s | 893,642 | 855,041 | 924,138 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 88.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 54,801 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 94.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 6.75 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 40.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Chad?
- Children out of school, primary in Chad was 855,041 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 994,376 in 2017.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 496,058 in 1975.
- How does Chad rank for children out of school, primary?
- Chad ranks 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.