Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Argentina
Argentina: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Argentina, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Argentina stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.7% 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, 0.3%, in 1982.
Argentina ranks 56th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1972 | 0.4% | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | +53.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -43.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +21.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -55.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +57.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +48.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +54.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -18.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 4 |
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 1.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- 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 0.3% in 1982.
- How does Argentina rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 56th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 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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February 2026 Data Release