Argentina — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Argentina, 1970–2023.
Education spending for Argentina was 5.00% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 45 years, from 1970 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.78% in 2015. The lowest was 1.05% in 1989 (about 4.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.35% per year.
Argentina ranks 58 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 34%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 4.27%, so Argentina sits above it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 13% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 8%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 11 of 36 economies; Chile (4.91%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 250% in 1996. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1970 level: doubled by 1996. Doubling roughly every 30 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 31st of 31 in 1970 → 49th of 63 in 1980 → 49th of 50 in 1990 → 47th of 116 in 2000 → 44th of 130 in 2010 → 51st of 157 in 2020 → 27th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 4.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 4.65% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 5.28% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 4.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 4.88% | -0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 5.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 5.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 5.78% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 5.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 5.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 5.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 5.29% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 5.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 5.53% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 4.84% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 4.46% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 4.13% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 3.86% | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 3.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 3.54% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 4.02% | -0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 4.83% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 4.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 4.52% | +0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 4.04% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 3.73% | +2.7 pp |
| 1990 | 1.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 1.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 1.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 1.36% | -1.2 pp |
| 1984 | 2.57% | +1.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -1.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.61% | +0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 2.4% | +0.5 pp |
| 1978 | 1.94% | +0.2 pp |
| 1977 | 1.72% | +0.6 pp |
| 1976 | 1.17% | -0.7 pp |
| 1975 | 1.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 1.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 1.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 1.94% | +0.5 pp |
| 1970 | 1.46% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Argentina’s Education spending in 1972?
1.94% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Argentina’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +243.1% in total — about 2.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 5%; 2022: 4.79%; 2021: 4.65%; 2020: 5.28%; 2019: 4.77%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.