Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Argentina
Argentina: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 33.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Argentina, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Argentina stood at 33.6%.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Argentina peaked at 39.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2003.
That places Argentina 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 39.7% | — |
| 2001 | 29.8% | -24.9% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -29.6% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | +34.7% |
| 2007 | 24.7% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +27.7% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 30.9% | +40.2% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 39.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 16.9% | 29.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.0% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 30.7% | 33.6% | 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 non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Argentina?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Argentina was 33.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2003.
- How does Argentina rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Argentina ranks 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release