Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Chad
Chad: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 3.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Chad, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Chad stood at 3.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Chad peaked at 3.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2005.
That places Chad 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 139 Trinidad and Tobago 3.2% compare
- 140 Jordan 3.2% compare
- 141 Benin 3.2% compare
- 143 British Virgin Islands 3.2% compare
- 144 Tanzania 3.2% compare
- 145 Antigua and Barbuda 3.1% compare
More education data for Chad
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 6.03 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 81.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Chad?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Chad was 3.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2005.
- How does Chad rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Chad ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.