School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Chad
Chad: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.39 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Chad, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Chad is 5.39 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Chad peaked at 5.9 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.84 years, in 1973.
That places Chad 143rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9 years | 1.84 years | 2.01 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.38 years | 1.96 years | 2.79 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.18 years | 2.77 years | 3.73 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.29 years | 3.89 years | 4.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.27 years | 4.55 years | 5.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.34 years | 5.26 years | 5.39 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 140 El Salvador 5.41 years compare
- 141 Macao 5.4 years compare
- 142 Angola 5.39 years compare
- 144 Guadeloupe 5.38 years compare
- 145 Bangladesh 5.32 years compare
- 146 Vietnam 5.31 years compare
More education data for Chad
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 88.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 54,801 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 6.03 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Chad?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Chad was 5.39 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 years in 1973.
- How does Chad rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Chad ranks 143rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release