School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Chad
Chad: School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) was 5.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Chad, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Chad is 5.78 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Chad peaked at 6.64 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.72 years, in 1973.
Chad ranks 121st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Chad, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.81 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.76 years | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.72 years | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.81 years | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 2.85 years | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 2.83 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 2.96 years | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 2.84 years | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 3.22 years | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 3.18 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 4 years | +25.8% |
| 1989 | 3.78 years | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 4.18 years | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 4.27 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.41 years | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 4.16 years | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 3.89 years | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 3.73 years | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 3.83 years | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 4.37 years | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 4.73 years | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 4.73 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4.84 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 4.93 years | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.16 years | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 5.26 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.99 years | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 4.95 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.81 years | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.34 years | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 5.64 years | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 5.56 years | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.15 years | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 6.15 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5 years | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 6.64 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 6.02 years | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 5.69 years | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 5.12 years | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 5.76 years | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 5.68 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.78 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.85 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.78 years | -1.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 5.78 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.78 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Chad's 5.78 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.26 years, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary, male (years) (male years) in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +25.8% | 3.18 years | 4 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.82 years | 2.72 years | 2.96 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 3.4 years | 2.84 years | 4 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.23 years | 3.73 years | 4.73 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.12 years | 4.81 years | 5.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.93 years | 5.12 years | 6.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 years | 5.78 years | 5.85 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 118 United States 5.8 years compare
- 119 New Zealand 5.79 years compare
- 120 Bahrain 5.79 years compare
- 122 Ecuador 5.77 years compare
- 123 Qatar 5.76 years compare
- 124 Philippines 5.74 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, primary, male in Chad?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Chad was 5.78 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 6.64 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 years in 1973.
- How does Chad rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Chad ranks 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release