Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Bangladesh, 2011–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.4% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
That places Bangladesh 92nd out of 122 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5% | — |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -11.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 54% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.6%, 62% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 89 Liechtenstein 0.4%
- 90 Burkina Faso 0.4% compare
- 91 Philippines 0.4% compare
- 93 Ukraine 0.3% compare
- 94 Bermuda 0.3% compare
- 95 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
More education data for Bangladesh
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0961 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Bangladesh?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Bangladesh was 0.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Bangladesh ranks 92nd out of 122 countries with data for 2020.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release