Bangladesh vs Cambodia: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Bangladesh
2.0%
in 2024
Cambodia
2.2%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
178th
Cambodia rank
176th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 178th and Cambodia ranks 176th of 199 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Bangladesh or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 0.2%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Cambodia rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Bangladesh ranks 178th and Cambodia ranks 176th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.