Argentina vs Australia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Argentina
5.0%
in 2023
Australia
5.1%
in 2022
Argentina rank
66th
Australia rank
63rd
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Argentina
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.1% against 5.0% in Argentina, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 66th and Australia ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 5.9% | 3.8% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 5.3% | 3.7% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 4.7% | 3.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 5.3% | 0.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Argentina or Australia?
- Australia, at 5.1% against 5.0% in Argentina as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Argentina and Australia?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 66th and Australia ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.