Chad: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Chad's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 3.6% on 2015 (from 8,081 to 7,791).

Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2015), the average change was +4.7% and a typical year strayed about 13.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 53.4% in 1986 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.6% in 1995. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is upward, about 521.13 a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2016, Chad had the 7th highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Chad in the 2016 ranking

• Tunisia — 4th of 12: 94,981
• Papua New Guinea — 5th of 12: 43,678
• Benin — 6th of 12: 27,875
• Puerto Rico (US) — 8th of 12: 6,618
• Yemen, Rep. — 9th of 12: 4,792
• Eswatini — 10th of 12: 4,230

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 34 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 287,600 (2016)
• Benin — 27,875 (2016)
• Burkina Faso — 28,566 (2018)
• Burundi — 68,831 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 1,212 (2018)
• Cameroon — 477,192 (2016)
• Central African Republic — 5,149 (2017)
• Comoros — 0 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 870,961 (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 116,644 (2018)
• Eritrea

More education data for Chad

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 3.05 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 88.46% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 81.83% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 94.93% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.8 (2021)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 43.36% (2016)

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Questions people ask

What is Chad's secondary education, vocational pupils?

7,791 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 436.94% from 1,451 in 1971 (3.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 8,081 in 2015 and the lowest 1,198 in 1977.

How does Chad rank?

7th highest of 12 economies with data for 2016.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Chad?

In 2016, Chad's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 3.6% on 2015 (from 8,081 to 7,791). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2015), the average change was +4.7% and a typical year strayed about 13.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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