School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Chad
Chad: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 7.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Chad, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Chad recorded 7.73 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Chad peaked at 8.83 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.02 years, in 1972.
That places Chad 193rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.05 years | 3.02 years | 3.08 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 3.9 years | 3.51 years | 4.4 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.17 years | 4.65 years | 5.95 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.8 years | 6.13 years | 7.88 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.04 years | 7.07 years | 8.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.84 years | 7.73 years | 7.93 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 54,801 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 88.46 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 88.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Chad?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Chad was 7.73 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 8.83 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 years in 1972.
- How does Chad rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Chad ranks 193rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release