Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Chad
Chad: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 37.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Chad, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Chad is 37.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Chad peaked at 37.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2005.
Chad ranks 12th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34.6% | — |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 37.7% | +0.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 37.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.0%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's 37.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.2%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 34.6% | 35.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 35.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 37.3% | 37.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More work & labour data for Chad
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4609 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4337 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4879 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8392 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,220 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 20,416 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,138 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 34,409 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 69,547 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Chad?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Chad was 37.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2005.
- How does Chad rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Chad ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).