Education spending in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Education spending was 2.03 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Bangladesh, 1979–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, education spending in Bangladesh stood at 2.03.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Bangladesh peaked at 2.2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9376, in 1980.
That places Bangladesh 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Education spending in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.13 | — |
| 1980 | 0.9376 | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 1.07 | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 1.01 | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 1.03 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.22 | +18.4% |
| 1985 | 1.27 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.34 | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 1.51 | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 1.52 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.43 | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 1.63 | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 1.69 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.95 | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 2.13 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 2.13 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.17 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.02 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 2.07 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.94 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 2.13 | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 2.2 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.05 | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.94 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 2.13 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 2.18 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.97 | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 2.1 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.87 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 1.28 | -31.5% |
| 2017 | 2.11 | +64.9% |
| 2018 | 2.09 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.13 | -46.0% |
| 2020 | 2.14 | +89.2% |
| 2021 | 2.17 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.09 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.16 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 2.03 | -5.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 2.03 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 2.03 is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.89, 52% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +89.2% | 1.13 | 2.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.18 | 0.9376 | 1.51 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.73 | 1.43 | 2.13 | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.07 | 1.94 | 2.2 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 1.13 | 2.18 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.12 | 2.03 | 2.17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.61 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 94.14 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 571,690 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 387,056 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.77 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Bangladesh?
- Education spending in Bangladesh was 2.03 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9376 in 1980.
- How does Bangladesh rank for education spending?
- Bangladesh ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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