Education spending in Bangladesh
Government spending on education in Bangladesh was equal to 2.0% of GDP in 2024.
Bangladesh, 2024
2.0%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Bangladesh over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.0% | – |
| 2023 | 2.2% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 2.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2.1%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
More for Bangladesh
All statistics for Bangladesh
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
23.7%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
106.5%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
15.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
88.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
71.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
31.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS