To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK development aid to Bangladesh has been spent on education in each year since 2000; and what information her Department holds on the proportion the total Bangladesh education budget that UK development aid represents in each of those years.
Answered on
11 May 2016
The table below shows the amount of Official Development Assistance (ODA) spent on education in Bangladesh by the United Kingdom through the government, NGOs and civil society.
UK Calendar year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
UK Spend (£millions) | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 17.3 | 28.9 | 19.6 | 8.9 |
UK Calendar year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
UK Spend (£millions) | 22.2 | 34.6 | 33.5 | 50.2 | 26.5 | 34.6 | 33.1 |
2015 figures will be published later this year.
Details of the total Government of Bangladesh education budget can be found here: http://www.mof.gov.bd/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=1/.