Argentina vs El Salvador: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary
Argentina
1.3%
in 2023
El Salvador
0.7%
in 2024
Argentina rank
101st
El Salvador rank
104th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary over time
- Argentina
- El Salvador
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1.3% against 0.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.8 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 101st and El Salvador ranks 104th of 113 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 7.6% | 6.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1.9% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 5.3% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary, Argentina or El Salvador?
- Argentina, at 1.3% against 0.7% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary between Argentina and El Salvador?
- 0.6%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and El Salvador?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and El Salvador rank globally for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary?
- Argentina ranks 101st and El Salvador ranks 104th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release