School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in Chad
Chad: School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) was 4.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.98 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
164th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5.13 years
in 2014
All-time low
0.9257 years
in 1972
Years of data
46
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary, female in Chad, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Chad recorded 4.98 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Chad peaked at 5.13 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9257 years, in 1972.
That places Chad 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, female (years) (life female years) in Chad, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9474 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.9257 years | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9621 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9576 years | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.02 years | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 1.01 years | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.07 years | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 1.07 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.27 years | +18.3% |
| 1987 | 1.25 years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.58 years | +25.9% |
| 1989 | 1.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.84 years | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 1.93 years | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 2.09 years | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 1.98 years | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 1.87 years | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.81 years | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.9 years | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 2.25 years | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 2.56 years | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 2.73 years | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 2.92 years | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 3.11 years | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 3.33 years | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 3.48 years | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.52 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 3.42 years | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.41 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.41 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.81 years | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 4.05 years | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 4.13 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.66 years | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 4.74 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.01 years | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.13 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4.7 years | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 4.46 years | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 3.96 years | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 4.58 years | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 4.51 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 4.72 years | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.8 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 4.91 years | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.98 years | +1.5% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 4.98 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.11 years, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 4.98 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.17 years, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9834 years | 0.9257 years | 1.07 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.35 years | 1.07 years | 1.59 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.1 years | 1.81 years | 2.73 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.45 years | 2.92 years | 4.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.59 years | 3.96 years | 5.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.85 years | 4.72 years | 4.98 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
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, primary, female in Chad?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Chad was 4.98 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9257 years in 1972.
- How does Chad rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Chad ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release