Bangladesh vs Cambodia: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP
Bangladesh
2.0%
in 2024
Cambodia
2.2%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
178th
Cambodia rank
176th
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 178th and Cambodia ranks 176th of 199 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp, Bangladesh or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp between Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 0.2%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Cambodia rank globally for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 178th and Cambodia ranks 176th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). 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