Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Chad
Chad: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Chad, 1997–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Chad is 0.3%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Chad peaked at 0.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.
That places Chad 162nd out of 165 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.4% | — |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +39.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -45.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +61.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -35.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Chad?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Chad was 0.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- How does Chad rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Chad ranks 162nd out of 165 countries with data for 2020.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release