School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Chad
Chad: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.0583 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Chad, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.0583 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 165.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Chad peaked at 0.0583 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 years, in 1995.
Chad ranks 210th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Chad, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0097 years | — |
| 1995 | 0.0067 years | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0177 years | +164.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0491 years | +177.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0493 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0413 years | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0219 years | -46.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0268 years | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0207 years | -22.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0299 years | +44.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0302 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0347 years | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0508 years | +46.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0524 years | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0583 years | +11.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.0583 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3039 years, 19% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.0583 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.783 years, 7% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0097 years | 0.0097 years | 0.0097 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0067 years | 0.0067 years | 0.0067 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0177 years | 0.0177 years | 0.0177 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0337 years | 0.0207 years | 0.0493 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.049 years | 0.0347 years | 0.0583 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 207 Congo 0.1499 years compare
- 208 Mozambique 0.1138 years compare
- 209 Central African Republic 0.0724 years compare
- 211 Yemen 0.0399 years compare
- 212 Afghanistan 0.0312 years compare
- 213 Somalia 0.0069 years compare
More education data for Chad
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23,874 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 383,767 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,968 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18,239 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 764,990 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Chad?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Chad was 0.0583 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0583 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 years in 1995.
- How does Chad rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Chad ranks 210th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.9%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release