Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chad
Chad: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 16.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chad, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chad is 16.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chad peaked at 16.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2010.
That places Chad 37th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -39.8% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +35.3% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 8.8% | 14.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 8.1% | 16.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 11.7% | 16.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More education data for Chad
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 54,801 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 88.46 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 88.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chad?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Chad was 16.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2010.
- How does Chad rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Chad ranks 37th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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