Bangladesh vs Lithuania: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Bangladesh
11.9%
in 2025
Lithuania
11.7%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
116th
Lithuania rank
118th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Bangladesh
- Lithuania
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 11.9% against 11.7% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lithuania ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 116th and Lithuania ranks 118th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 29.6% | 16.0% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 14.5% | 2.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.3% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 11.2% | 2.2% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Bangladesh or Lithuania?
- Bangladesh, at 11.9% against 11.7% in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Bangladesh and Lithuania?
- 0.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lithuania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Lithuania rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Bangladesh ranks 116th and Lithuania ranks 118th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release