International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 0.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Bangladesh, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Bangladesh is 0.1%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 47.4% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Bangladesh peaked at 0.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 86th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | — |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +102.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +32.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +22.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -47.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 35% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +102.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Bangladesh?
- International expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Bangladesh was 0.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 86th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release