Education Budget

Education Budget

Speakers at a dialogue on the government’s progress in implementing primary education commitments in Dhaka on Saturday (19 September 2026). Photo: Facebook

Delays in dev programme approval put govt's 16 primary education pledges at risk: CPD

PEDP5 is scheduled to run from July 2026 to June 2031. 

Currently, we allocate approximately 2% of our GDP to education — far lower than the 3.4% average seen among Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). Photo: Collected

Education budget expectations: A call for prioritisation and efficiency

'Allocations very low compared to increase in education expenditure'

'Allocations very low compared to increase in education expenditure'

Photo: Mumit M

Low investment in education remains a concern

Infographic: TBS

Education budget FY22: Many promises remain unfulfilled

Rising out-of-pocket education expenses leaving parents helpless

Rising out-of-pocket education expenses leaving parents helpless

Dr Manzoor Ahmed, professor emeritus at Brac University. Illustration: TBS

Education budget for current year and next

Representational Photo: Collected

Education ministries fail to spend full budgetary allocation

FILE PHOTO: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Why do we need Waqf University in Bangladesh?

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Two-thirds of poorer countries are cutting education budgets due to Covid-19

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Experts for raising education budget to minimum 3% of GDP