Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending was 2.03 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.03
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
178th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.2
in 2007
All-time low
0.9376
in 1980
Years of data
38
1979–2024

Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Bangladesh, 1979–2024

00.511.521979200120241979: 1.11980: 0.9381981: 1.11982: 11983: 11984: 1.21985: 1.31986: 1.31987: 1.51990: 1.51991: 1.41992: 1.61993: 1.71997: 21999: 2.12000: 2.12001: 2.22002: 22003: 2.12004: 1.92006: 2.12007: 2.22008: 2.12009: 1.92011: 2.12012: 2.22013: 22014: 2.12015: 1.92016: 1.32017: 2.12018: 2.12019: 1.12020: 2.12021: 2.22022: 2.12023: 2.22024: 2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Bangladesh is 2.03, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Bangladesh peaked at 2.2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9376, in 1980.

Bangladesh ranks 178th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Bangladesh, 1979 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1979 1.13 —
1980 0.9376 -17.1%
1981 1.07 +14.3%
1982 1.01 -5.6%
1983 1.03 +2.1%
1984 1.22 +18.4%
1985 1.27 +3.9%
1986 1.34 +5.7%
1987 1.51 +12.7%
1990 1.52 +0.4%
1991 1.43 -6.2%
1992 1.63 +14.5%
1993 1.69 +3.7%
1997 1.95 +15.4%
1999 2.13 +9.2%
2000 2.13 -0.4%
2001 2.17 +2.2%
2002 2.02 -7.1%
2003 2.07 +2.6%
2004 1.94 -6.2%
2006 2.13 +9.9%
2007 2.2 +3.3%
2008 2.05 -6.7%
2009 1.94 -5.6%
2011 2.13 +10.0%
2012 2.18 +2.0%
2013 1.97 -9.6%
2014 2.1 +6.7%
2015 1.87 -10.8%
2016 1.28 -31.5%
2017 2.11 +64.9%
2018 2.09 -0.9%
2019 1.13 -46.0%
2020 2.14 +89.2%
2021 2.17 +1.5%
2022 2.09 -3.9%
2023 2.16 +3.7%
2024 2.03 -5.9%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 2.03 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 2.03 is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.89, 52% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +89.2% 1.13 2.14

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.13 1.13 1.13 1
1980s 1.18 0.9376 1.51 8
1990s 1.73 1.43 2.13 6
2000s 2.07 1.94 2.2 9
2010s 1.87 1.13 2.18 9
2020s 2.12 2.03 2.17 5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 175 Singapore 2.19 compare
  2. 176 Cambodia 2.18 compare
  3. 177 Eritrea 2.13 compare
  4. 179 Sudan 2.02 compare
  5. 180 Guinea-Bissau 2.01 compare
  6. 181 Myanmar 2 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Bangladesh?
Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending in Bangladesh was 2.03 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest primary edu spending vs overall edu spending recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 2.2 in 2007.
What is the lowest primary edu spending vs overall edu spending recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9376 in 1980.
How does Bangladesh rank for primary edu spending vs overall edu spending?
Bangladesh ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is primary edu spending vs overall edu spending rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Primary edu spending vs overall edu spending
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
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