Bangladesh — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Bangladesh, 1979–2024.
Education spending for Bangladesh was 2.03% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 38 years, from 1979 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 2.20% in 2007. The lowest was 0.94% in 1980 (about 2.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.31% per year.
Bangladesh ranks 159 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 92%. The median for South Asia is 4.10%, so Bangladesh sits below it. It peaked in 2007 and has fallen 8% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 3%. Within South Asia it ranks 5 of 6 economies; Sri Lanka (1.83%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 89% in 2020. That is 6% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 53 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 55th of 56 in 1979 → 62nd of 63 in 1980 → 47th of 50 in 1990 → 104th of 116 in 2000 → 147th of 157 in 2020 → 38th of 39 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1979 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 2.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 2.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 2.14% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.13% | -1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 2.11% | +0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 1.28% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 1.87% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.97% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 2.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 2.13% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 1.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 2.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.13% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 1.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 2.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.02% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 2.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 2.13% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 1.95% | +0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 1.69% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 1.63% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 1.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 1.51% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 1.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 1.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 1.22% | +0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 1.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 1.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.94% | -0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 1.13% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bangladesh’s Education spending in 1980?
0.94% (1980). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Bangladesh’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1979 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +79.9% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 2.03%; 2023: 2.16%; 2022: 2.09%; 2021: 2.17%; 2020: 2.14%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.