Bangladesh vs Netherlands: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Bangladesh
11.9%
in 2025
Netherlands
12.0%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
116th
Netherlands rank
113th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Bangladesh
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 12.0% against 11.9% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Netherlands ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 113th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 10.9% | 3.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 10.5% | 2.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 11.0% | 6.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.8% | 1.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 11.6% | 1.8% | 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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 12.0% against 11.9% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Netherlands rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Bangladesh ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 113th 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