School life expectancy, primary, male in Chad
Chad: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.78 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Chad, 1971β2024
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 118th of 212 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.
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
- 115 United States 5.8 years compare
- 116 New Zealand 5.79 years compare
- 117 Bahrain 5.79 years compare
- 119 Ecuador 5.77 years compare
- 120 Qatar 5.76 years compare
- 121 Philippines 5.74 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, 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 118th out of 212 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