Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 1.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Bangladesh, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Bangladesh stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Bangladesh peaked at 2.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1976.
That places Bangladesh 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5% | — |
| 1971 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | +65.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -37.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +34.4% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.6% compare
- 190 Haiti 1.5% compare
- 191 Bermuda 1.4% compare
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 1.2% compare
- 194 Central African Republic 1.1% compare
- 195 Monaco 1.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.10 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Bangladesh?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Bangladesh was 1.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1976.
- How does Bangladesh rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Bangladesh ranks 192nd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.