Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Argentina
Argentina: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 65.9% 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 65.9% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Argentina peaked at 82.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 1998.
Argentina ranks 9th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 46.5% | — |
| 2001 | 54.0% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +37.7% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 53.7% | 61.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 60.9% | 51.0% | 82.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 58.5% | 65.9% | 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 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 65.9% 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 82.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 1998.
- How does Argentina rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Argentina ranks 9th out of 68 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 up 2.4%. 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 tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release