Public education spending (percent of GDP)
2.0%
Source: World Bank World Development IndicatorsAs of 2024-12-31
Next steps
Human development
Education underinvestment is classified High concern at 2.0%, observed through 2024-12-31.
Public education spending (percent of GDP)
2.0%
Source: World Bank World Development IndicatorsAs of 2024-12-31
Assessment
High concern
BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation. Benchmark stress score: 83/100.
Source: BDPolicyLab assessmentAs of 2024-12-31
Movement
Unchanged
Current for source cadence
Source: BDPolicyLab comparable assessmentsAs of 24 Aug 2026, 01:25
Current for source cadence. Cadence basis: annual official series with publication lag.
Source: BDPolicyLab Crisis Orb Updated 2026-08-23
| Evidence | Reading | Observed through | Primary source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public education spending (percent of GDP) | 2.0% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank World Development IndicatorsSE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS |
Comparable assessments
Current movement: Unchanged
High concern
25 Jul 2026, 04:03 to 24 Aug 2026, 01:25
341 comparable assessments.
Decision architecture
These are linked records, not recommendations. They identify documented responsibility, published policy work, and modelled instruments that have passed their respective public gates.
Owns
Secondary and higher education policy, curriculum development, and educational institutions
Authority: Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 55; Rules of Business 1996
Monitors
Fiscal policy, budgeting, taxation policy, economic affairs, and public expenditure management
Authority: Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 55; Rules of Business 1996
Grounded prescription
Closing the Education Spending Gap: From ~2% of GDP Toward the 4-6% TargetBangladesh spends about 2% of GDP on education against a 4-6% target; this brief sequences a financing-floor, allocation-quality, and execution agenda led by the Ministry of Education with Primary and Mass Education support.
Research · Primary
The State of Bangladesh EducationThe assessment compares the latest source observation with BDPolicyLab analytical monitoring bands. For this detector, lower readings indicate greater stress; the internal analytical cutoffs are 2.0%, 2.5%, 3.0%, 4.0%. The score is a level-anchored piecewise-linear transformation with state bands at 20, 40, 60, and 85. Benchmark reference: Bands anchored to the UNESCO Education 2030 benchmark of 4 to 6 percent of GDP. The indicator's primary source is identified with the evidence in this card. Forecast ranges are published only as calibrated 80% predictive intervals with an explicit source time unit.
BDPolicyLab analytical classification based on the stated assessment basis. It is not an official agency designation.
No public forecast is shown because the validation or time-unit requirement was not met.
Research · Primary
Research · Primary
The State of Bangladesh Public Finance