Education expenditure in the budget in Bangladesh in 2025 — 11.88%. Ranked 34 in the world out of 60. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 6.62 pp.
1980–2025 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.88 | −0.11 pp |
| 2024 | 11.99 | −1.01 pp |
| 2023 | 13 | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 12.4 | −0.37 pp |
| 2021 | 12.77 | −2.26 pp |
| 2020 | 15.03 | +6.3 pp |
| 2019 | 8.73 | −5.51 pp |
| 2018 | 14.25 | — |
| 2016 | 11.05 | −0.99 pp |
| 2015 | 12.04 | −1.26 pp |
| 2014 | 13.31 | −0.73 pp |
| 2013 | 14.03 | −1.71 pp |
| 2012 | 15.75 | −1.05 pp |
| 2011 | 16.79 | — |
| 2009 | 14.03 | −3.79 pp |
| 2008 | 17.82 | −0.34 pp |
| 2007 | 18.15 | +0.82 pp |
| 2006 | 17.34 | — |
| 2004 | 15.95 | −0.73 pp |
| 2003 | 16.68 | +0.99 pp |
| 2002 | 15.69 | −2.89 pp |
| 2001 | 18.58 | −1.91 pp |
| 2000 | 20.49 | +2.36 pp |
| 1999 | 18.13 | — |
| 1997 | 15.2 | — |
| 1993 | 12.11 | −0.42 pp |
| 1992 | 12.54 | +1.47 pp |
| 1991 | 11.06 | −0.13 pp |
| 1990 | 11.19 | — |
| 1987 | 10.47 | +1.34 pp |
| 1986 | 9.13 | +0.74 pp |
| 1985 | 8.39 | +0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 8.09 | +1.61 pp |
| 1983 | 6.47 | +0.08 pp |
| 1982 | 6.39 | −0.24 pp |
| 1981 | 6.63 | +1.37 pp |
| 1980 | 5.26 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
