Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.0%
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
178th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 2007
All-time low
0.9%
in 1980
Years of data
38
1979–2024

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Bangladesh, 1979–2024

00.511.521979200120241979: 1.1 % of GDP1980: 0.938 % of GDP1981: 1.1 % of GDP1982: 1 % of GDP1983: 1 % of GDP1984: 1.2 % of GDP1985: 1.3 % of GDP1986: 1.3 % of GDP1987: 1.5 % of GDP1990: 1.5 % of GDP1991: 1.4 % of GDP1992: 1.6 % of GDP1993: 1.7 % of GDP1997: 2 % of GDP1999: 2.1 % of GDP2000: 2.1 % of GDP2001: 2.2 % of GDP2002: 2 % of GDP2003: 2.1 % of GDP2004: 1.9 % of GDP2006: 2.1 % of GDP2007: 2.2 % of GDP2008: 2.1 % of GDP2009: 1.9 % of GDP2011: 2.1 % of GDP2012: 2.2 % of GDP2013: 2 % of GDP2014: 2.1 % of GDP2015: 1.9 % of GDP2016: 1.3 % of GDP2017: 2.1 % of GDP2018: 2.1 % of GDP2019: 1.1 % of GDP2020: 2.1 % of GDP2021: 2.2 % of GDP2022: 2.1 % of GDP2023: 2.2 % of GDP2024: 2 % of GDP

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Bangladesh is 2.0%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Bangladesh peaked at 2.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1980.

Bangladesh ranks 178th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1
1980s 1.2% 0.9% 1.5% 8
1990s 1.7% 1.4% 2.1% 6
2000s 2.1% 1.9% 2.2% 9
2010s 1.9% 1.1% 2.2% 9
2020s 2.1% 2.0% 2.2% 5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 175 Singapore 2.2% compare
  2. 176 Cambodia 2.2% compare
  3. 177 Eritrea 2.1% compare
  4. 179 Sudan 2.0% compare
  5. 180 Guinea-Bissau 2.0% compare
  6. 181 Myanmar 2.0% compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Bangladesh?
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education in Bangladesh was 2.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2007.
What is the lowest government spending on education overall vs. primary education recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1980.
How does Bangladesh rank for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
Bangladesh ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is government spending on education overall vs. primary education rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit
% of GDP
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.