Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 11.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bangladesh, 1980–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bangladesh is 11.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bangladesh peaked at 20.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1980.
Bangladesh ranks 116th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 5.3% | 10.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 11.1% | 18.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.0% | 20.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 8.7% | 16.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.9% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 113 Netherlands 12.0% compare
- 114 Azerbaijan 11.9% compare
- 115 China 11.9% compare
- 117 United Kingdom 11.8% compare
- 118 Lithuania 11.7% compare
- 119 Samoa 11.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Manufacturing, value added 8.43 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 155.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 22.4% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 72.2% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 356.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 43.03 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 265.37 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 6.2% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 368.35 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 58.77 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bangladesh?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Bangladesh was 11.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1980.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Bangladesh ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.