School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Chad
Chad: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 7.35 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Chad, 1971–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Chad is 7.35 years, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Chad peaked at 7.88 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.04 years, in 1972.
That places Chad 177th out of 183 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Chad, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.07 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.04 years | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.11 years | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.18 years | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 2.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 2.35 years | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 2.52 years | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 3.09 years | +22.4% |
| 1996 | 3.65 years | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 3.98 years | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 4.48 years | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 4.85 years | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 5.13 years | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 5.41 years | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 5.55 years | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 5.63 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.46 years | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.23 years | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 6.63 years | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 6.62 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.25 years | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 7.88 years | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 7.35 years | -6.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 7.35 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.21 years, 80% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 7.35 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.73 years, 68% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.16 years | 2.04 years | 2.35 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.81 years | 2.52 years | 3.09 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.03 years | 3.65 years | 4.48 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.61 years | 4.85 years | 6.63 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.27 years | 6.62 years | 7.88 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 69.44 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 75.2 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Chad?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Chad was 7.35 years in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 7.88 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 years in 1972.
- How does Chad rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Chad ranks 177th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.