Bangladesh vs Netherlands: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Bangladesh
11.9%
in 2025
Netherlands
12.0%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
116th
Netherlands rank
113th
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time
- Bangladesh
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 12.0% against 11.9% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Netherlands ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 113th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 10.9% | 3.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 10.5% | 2.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 11.0% | 6.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.8% | 1.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 11.6% | 1.8% | 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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 12.0% against 11.9% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education between Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Netherlands rank globally for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Bangladesh ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 113th 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.