Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Argentina

Argentina: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 2.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.8%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
24th
of 61 countries
All-time high
2.8%
in 2018
All-time low
0.5%
in 2002
Years of data
18
2002–2019

Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Argentina, 2002–2019

0.511.522.532002201020192002: 0.5082003: 1.92004: 1.42005: 1.22006: 12007: 12008: 0.9772009: 12010: 1.32011: 1.22012: 1.22013: 2.62014: 2.52015: 2.82016: 2.82017: 2.72018: 2.82019: 2.8

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 2.8% for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 172.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Argentina peaked at 2.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.

Argentina ranks 24th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Argentina, 2002 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2002 0.5%
2003 1.9% +280.3%
2004 1.4% -27.3%
2005 1.2% -12.8%
2006 1.0% -15.2%
2007 1.0% -2.7%
2008 1.0% -3.3%
2009 1.0% +6.1%
2010 1.3% +29.4%
2011 1.2% -9.0%
2012 1.2% +0.9%
2013 2.6% +110.1%
2014 2.5% -2.7%
2015 2.8% +10.4%
2016 2.8% -1.1%
2017 2.7% -2.4%
2018 2.8% +5.4%
2019 2.8% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.1% 0.5% 1.9% 8
2010s 2.3% 1.2% 2.8% 10

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 21 Peru 3.2% compare
  2. 22 Portugal 3.0% compare
  3. 23 Cameroon 2.9% compare
  4. 25 Israel 2.5% compare
  5. 26 Viet Nam 2.5% compare
  6. 27 Mexico 2.3% compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

More education data for Argentina

All data for Argentina →

Frequently asked questions

What is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Argentina?
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Argentina was 2.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
How does Argentina rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
Argentina ranks 24th out of 61 countries with data for 2019.
Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 172.1%. 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 Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Argentina. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/initial-household-funding-per-primary-student-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita-2/argentina/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/initial-household-funding-per-primary-student-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita-2/argentina/">Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Argentina</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
61 places, 735 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release