Education spending in Argentina
Argentina: Education spending was 5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Argentina, 1970–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education spending in Argentina is 5, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Argentina peaked at 5.78 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 1989.
That places Argentina 66th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Education spending in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.46 | — |
| 1972 | 1.94 | +32.8% |
| 1973 | 1.78 | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 1.92 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 1.84 | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.17 | -36.8% |
| 1977 | 1.72 | +47.5% |
| 1978 | 1.94 | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 2.4 | +24.0% |
| 1980 | 2.61 | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 1.6 | -38.7% |
| 1983 | 1.62 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 2.57 | +58.9% |
| 1985 | 1.36 | -47.0% |
| 1986 | 1.26 | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 1.28 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.05 | -18.4% |
| 1990 | 1.07 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 3.73 | +249.6% |
| 1998 | 4.04 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 4.52 | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 4.58 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 4.83 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 4.02 | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 3.54 | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 3.49 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.86 | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 4.13 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 4.46 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 4.84 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 5.53 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 5.02 | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 5.29 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 5.35 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.44 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.36 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.78 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 5.55 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 5.45 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.88 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 4.77 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 5.28 | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 4.65 | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 4.79 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +4.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.06, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +249.6% | 1.07 | 3.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8 | 1.17 | 2.4 | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.67 | 1.05 | 2.61 | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.34 | 1.07 | 4.52 | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.33 | 3.49 | 5.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 | 4.77 | 5.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.93 | 4.65 | 5.28 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 63 Australia 5.06 compare
- 64 Belarus 5.05 compare
- 65 Sao Tome and Principe 5.03 compare
- 67 Chile 4.91 compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 4.86 compare
- 69 Switzerland 4.86 compare
More education data for Argentina
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.53 (1991)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.27 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 323,957 (2008)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 91,719 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 791,112 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 773,753 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.56 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Argentina?
- Education spending in Argentina was 5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 in 2015.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 1989.
- How does Argentina rank for education spending?
- Argentina ranks 66th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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