Bangladesh vs Post-demographic dividend: Expenditure on secondary education

Bangladesh
64.3%
in 2016
Post-demographic dividend
37.1%
in 2016
Bangladesh rank
2nd
Post-demographic dividend rank
5th

Expenditure on secondary education over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Post-demographic dividend
0204060197919972016

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 64.3% against 37.1% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 27.2%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.7 times Post-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 149 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Post-demographic dividend in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 37.3% 41.8% 4.5% Post-demographic dividend
2000s 43.1% 40.7% 2.4% Bangladesh
2010s 48.2% 38.3% 9.8% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on secondary education, Bangladesh or Post-demographic dividend?
Bangladesh, at 64.3% against 37.1% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2016.
What is the difference in expenditure on secondary education between Bangladesh and Post-demographic dividend?
27.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Post-demographic dividend?
11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for expenditure on secondary education?
Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Unit
% of government expenditure on education
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,100 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.