Government to allocate 2% of GDP for 2026-27 education budget, says education minister

Education spending in the 2026-27 fiscal year will be set at 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said.

Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat on Thursday after a meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, the minister said the allocation had been finalised for the budget.

The meeting was held as the minister invited the premier to the final match and closing ceremony of the Primary School Gold Cup Football Tournament, scheduled to be held at the Army Stadium on Jun 20.

The minister said the education sector had initially sought 3.5 percent of GDP in allocations for the next fiscal year.

“Instead, we have received up to 2 percent this year,” he said.