Bangladesh - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Bangladesh was 44.60 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 53.74 in 1993, while its lowest value was 38.43 in 1979.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 38.43
1980 40.27
1981 43.55
1982 43.34
1983 49.51
1984 44.99
1985 48.31
1986 49.16
1987 40.00
1990 46.66
1991 49.22
1992 49.31
1993 53.74
1997 51.30
1999 44.46
2000 46.49
2002 45.11
2003 45.43
2004 39.99
2006 41.96
2007 46.25
2008 45.29
2009 44.73
2011 47.14
2012 44.60

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Bangladesh was 64.33 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 64.33 in 2016, while its lowest value was 23.11 in 1979.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 23.11
1980 24.15
1981 33.84
1982 35.82
1983 36.11
1984 40.87
1985 36.64
1986 34.44
1987 46.04
1990 38.75
1991 39.02
1992 32.08
1993 37.28
1997 43.96
1999 37.85
2000 36.11
2002 43.76
2003 45.46
2004 48.47
2006 43.42
2007 40.78
2008 39.59
2009 40.21
2011 41.14
2012 39.10
2016 64.33

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Bangladesh was 33.28 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 33.28 in 2016, while its lowest value was 4.74 in 1997.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 22.13
1980 21.91
1981 15.85
1982 12.73
1983 11.55
1984 11.49
1985 10.58
1986 9.62
1987 9.27
1990 8.24
1991 9.08
1992 10.18
1993 8.51
1997 4.74
1999 10.96
2000 10.12
2001 10.11
2002 11.14
2003 9.11
2004 11.54
2006 12.93
2007 11.47
2008 13.26
2009 13.50
2011 10.29
2012 14.73
2016 33.28

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Bangladesh was 11.69 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 21.00 in 2010, while its lowest value was 5.26 in 1980.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1980 5.26
1981 6.63
1982 6.39
1983 6.47
1984 8.09
1985 8.39
1986 9.13
1987 10.47
1990 11.19
1991 11.06
1992 12.54
1993 12.11
1997 15.20
1999 18.13
2000 20.49
2001 18.58
2002 15.69
2003 16.68
2004 15.95
2006 17.34
2007 18.15
2008 17.82
2009 14.03
2010 21.00
2011 16.79
2012 15.59
2013 13.82
2014 14.55
2015 13.70
2016 11.42
2017 16.05
2018 11.68
2019 9.27
2020 11.84
2021 11.69

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Bangladesh was 1.33 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 2.20 in 2007, while its lowest value was 0.94 in 1980.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 1.13
1980 0.94
1981 1.07
1982 1.01
1983 1.03
1984 1.22
1985 1.27
1986 1.34
1987 1.51
1990 1.52
1991 1.43
1992 1.63
1993 1.69
1997 1.95
1999 2.13
2000 2.13
2001 2.17
2002 2.02
2003 2.07
2004 1.94
2006 2.13
2007 2.20
2008 2.05
2009 1.94
2011 2.13
2012 2.18
2013 1.97
2016 1.54
2019 1.33

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs