Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Bangladesh

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Bangladesh in 2024 — 2.03%. Ranked 39 in the world out of 40. Since 1979, the indicator has risen by 0.9 pp.

2024 2.03% −0.13 pp vs 2023
World rank 39of 40
Period maximum 2.2%2007
Period minimum 0.94%1980

Trend over time

1979–2024 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Bangladesh, 1979–20240.511.522.519791984198919941999200420092014201920241979: 1.13%1980: 0.94%1981: 1.07%1982: 1.01%1983: 1.03%1984: 1.22%1985: 1.27%1986: 1.34%1987: 1.51%1990: 1.52%1991: 1.43%1992: 1.63%1993: 1.69%1997: 1.95%1999: 2.13%2000: 2.13%2001: 2.17%2002: 2.02%2003: 2.07%2004: 1.94%2006: 2.13%2007: 2.2%2008: 2.05%2009: 1.94%2011: 2.13%2012: 2.18%2013: 1.97%2014: 2.1%2015: 1.87%2016: 1.28%2017: 2.11%2018: 2.09%2019: 1.13%2020: 2.14%2021: 2.17%2022: 2.09%2023: 2.16%2024: 2.03%
Change over the period: +0.9 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 2.03%
South Asia 2.86%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 2.03 −0.13 pp
2023 2.16 +0.08 pp
2022 2.09 −0.09 pp
2021 2.17 +0.03 pp
2020 2.14 +1.01 pp
2019 1.13 −0.96 pp
2018 2.09 −0.02 pp
2017 2.11 +0.83 pp
2016 1.28 −0.59 pp
2015 1.87 −0.23 pp
2014 2.1 +0.13 pp
2013 1.97 −0.21 pp
2012 2.18 +0.04 pp
2011 2.13
2009 1.94 −0.12 pp
2008 2.05 −0.15 pp
2007 2.2 +0.07 pp
2006 2.13
2004 1.94 −0.13 pp
2003 2.07 +0.05 pp
2002 2.02 −0.15 pp
2001 2.17 +0.05 pp
2000 2.13 −0.01 pp
1999 2.13
1997 1.95
1993 1.69 +0.06 pp
1992 1.63 +0.21 pp
1991 1.43 −0.09 pp
1990 1.52
1987 1.51 +0.17 pp
1986 1.34 +0.07 pp
1985 1.27 +0.05 pp
1984 1.22 +0.19 pp
1983 1.03 +0.02 pp
1982 1.01 −0.06 pp
1981 1.07 +0.13 pp
1980 0.94 −0.19 pp
1979 1.13

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NP Nepal 3.69 BD Bangladesh 2.03

About the indicator

Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.