School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Chad
Chad: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 5.88 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chad, 1971–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chad stood at 5.88 years.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chad peaked at 6.3 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9699 years, in 1972.
Chad ranks 172nd of 175 countries on this measure, 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, female (years) (female) in Chad, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9875 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.9699 years | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.02 years | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 1.27 years | +25.2% |
| 1996 | 2.16 years | +69.6% |
| 1997 | 2.53 years | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 2.9 years | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 3.36 years | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 3.63 years | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 3.91 years | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 4.05 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 4.12 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 4.04 years | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 4.73 years | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 5.04 years | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 5.12 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 5.73 years | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 6.3 years | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 5.88 years | -6.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 5.88 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.22 years, 72% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 5.88 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.19 years, 58% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) 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 | +69.6% | 1.27 years | 2.16 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9912 years | 0.9699 years | 1.02 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.27 years | 1.27 years | 1.27 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.53 years | 2.16 years | 2.9 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.11 years | 3.36 years | 5.04 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.76 years | 5.12 years | 6.3 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More gender data for Chad
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,979 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,228 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,228 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 418,285 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 432,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 393,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 404,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 373,072 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chad?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chad was 5.88 years in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9699 years in 1972.
- How does Chad rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Chad ranks 172nd out of 175 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. 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, female (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.