Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Argentina
Argentina: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.9699 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9699
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
11th
of 31 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2017
All-time low
0.2545
in 1982
Years of data
44
1970–2022
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Argentina, 1970–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.9699 for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Argentina peaked at 1.2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2545, in 1982.
That places Argentina 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3499 | — |
| 1972 | 0.3743 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.425 | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3681 | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5664 | +53.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3205 | -43.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3447 | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4201 | +21.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5478 | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 0.568 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2545 | -55.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3014 | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4739 | +57.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4761 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4192 | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.624 | +48.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4994 | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5054 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7796 | +54.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8548 | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7751 | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8306 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8281 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7027 | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5722 | -18.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5998 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6269 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7329 | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7921 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8555 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9968 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.09 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.19 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 1.13 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.12 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9867 | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 1.07 | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.922 | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9699 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.413 | 0.3205 | 0.5664 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.4521 | 0.2545 | 0.624 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7287 | 0.5054 | 0.8548 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7584 | 0.5722 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 0.9867 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9867 | 0.922 | 1.07 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Argentina?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Argentina was 0.9699 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2545 in 1982.
- How does Argentina rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 11th out of 31 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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