Bangladesh vs Lithuania: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Bangladesh
11.9%
in 2025
Lithuania
11.7%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
116th
Lithuania rank
118th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Bangladesh
- Lithuania
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 11.9% against 11.7% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lithuania ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 116th and Lithuania ranks 118th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 29.6% | 16.0% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 14.5% | 2.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.3% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 11.2% | 2.2% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education, Bangladesh or Lithuania?
- Bangladesh, at 11.9% against 11.7% in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Bangladesh and Lithuania?
- 0.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lithuania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Lithuania rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Bangladesh ranks 116th and Lithuania ranks 118th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.