School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Chad
Chad: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.6676 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Chad, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Chad recorded 0.6676 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2015. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Chad peaked at 0.6676 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.309 GPI, in 1972.
That places Chad 174th out of 175 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Chad, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3109 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.309 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3165 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3376 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4442 GPI | +31.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4672 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4813 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5317 GPI | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5501 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5661 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5763 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5783 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5874 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6136 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6141 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6324 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6543 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6658 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6676 GPI | +0.3% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.6676 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8652 GPI, 77% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.6676 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9378 GPI, 71% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +31.6% | 0.3376 GPI | 0.4442 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3122 GPI | 0.309 GPI | 0.3165 GPI | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.3376 GPI | 0.3376 GPI | 0.3376 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4642 GPI | 0.4442 GPI | 0.4813 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5772 GPI | 0.5317 GPI | 0.6141 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6551 GPI | 0.6324 GPI | 0.6676 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 171 Yemen 0.729 GPI compare
- 172 Liberia 0.7165 GPI compare
- 173 Central African Republic 0.6923 GPI compare
- 175 Afghanistan 0.6144 GPI compare
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, gender parity index in Chad?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Chad was 0.6676 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6676 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.309 GPI in 1972.
- How does Chad rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Chad ranks 174th out of 175 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.