Bangladesh, March 17 -- Public expenditure on education in Bangladesh has dropped to around 1.7 per cent of GDP, significantly below international recommendations, raising concerns about the country's future human capital development.
The findings were presented by Towfiqul Islam Khan, Additional Director (Research) at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), during an event organised by the Citizens' Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, titled "Education for Tomorrow in Light of the Election Manifesto: New Thinking, New Structure and New Initiatives."
The analysis shows that actual utilisation of education spending fell further to approximately 1.3 per cent of GDP in FY2025, well below the 4-6 per cent benchmark recommended by UNESCO.
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