Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Chad
Chad: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 9.65 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Chad, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Chad stood at 9.65 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Chad peaked at 9.65 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.44 years, in 1990.
Chad ranks 177th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Chad, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.44 years | — |
| 1991 | 3.65 years | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 3.88 years | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 4.12 years | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 4.38 years | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 4.65 years | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 4.95 years | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 5.53 years | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 6.11 years | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 6.24 years | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 6.37 years | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 6.67 years | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.98 years | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 7.11 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 7.19 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 6.94 years | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 7.23 years | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 7.51 years | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 7.8 years | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 8.32 years | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.23 years | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.86 years | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 9.06 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 9.27 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 9.47 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.82 years | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 8.95 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 9.09 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.22 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.36 years | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.5 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 9.65 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.65 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.65 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7 years | 3.44 years | 6.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.21 years | 6.37 years | 8.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.03 years | 8.23 years | 9.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.61 years | 9.5 years | 9.65 years | 4 |
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More education data for Chad
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 452,657 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7616 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,207 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 15.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 68,081 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.51 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,656 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43,145 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18,967 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 34.51 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Chad?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Chad was 9.65 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 9.65 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.44 years in 1990.
- How does Chad rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Chad ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.