Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Argentina
Argentina: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 58.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Argentina, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Argentina stood at 58.5%.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Argentina peaked at 89.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2019.
That places Argentina 42nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 49.9% | — |
| 2001 | 67.6% | +35.4% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | +32.7% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 57.1% | 89.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.2% | 48.1% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 53.2% | 59.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.09 % change on previous year (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 58.5% 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 89.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2019.
- How does Argentina rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Argentina ranks 42nd out of 72 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 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release