Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of was 6.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Bangladesh, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 6.5% for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Bangladesh peaked at 13.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2020.
That places Bangladesh 112th out of 115 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.6% | — |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.8% | 13.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 7.4% | 13.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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 initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Bangladesh?
- Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Bangladesh was 6.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of?
- Bangladesh ranks 112th out of 115 countries with data for 2020.
- Is initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. 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 Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release