Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Argentina
Argentina: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 65.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Argentina, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 65.2% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Argentina peaked at 68.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1998.
Argentina ranks 40th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 48.0% | — |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 65.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.9% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 65.2% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 51.8% | 65.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 54.8% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 60.0% | 65.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 37 Spain 67.1% compare
- 38 Turks and Caicos Islands 67.0% compare
- 39 Andorra 66.8% compare
- 41 South Africa 65.0% compare
- 42 Malaysia 64.5% compare
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 64.0% compare
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 teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Argentina?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Argentina was 65.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1998.
- How does Argentina rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Argentina ranks 40th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release