Argentina - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Argentina was 29.59 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 42.28 in 1982, while its lowest value was 2.97 in 1989.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 28.00
1972 27.70
1973 31.71
1974 32.38
1975 25.97
1976 25.10
1977 40.32
1978 40.54
1979 41.45
1980 40.55
1982 42.28
1983 39.95
1984 39.06
1985 5.11
1986 5.05
1987 4.74
1989 2.97
1990 3.26
1996 38.74
1998 35.07
1999 36.35
2000 35.69
2001 37.92
2002 35.43
2003 38.01
2004 36.70
2005 34.20
2006 35.04
2007 35.48
2008 35.11
2009 32.80
2010 33.05
2011 31.97
2012 31.80
2013 30.03
2014 30.06
2015 30.04
2016 30.07
2017 29.59

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Argentina was 39.54 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 45.12 in 1989, while its lowest value was 23.76 in 1974.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 30.29
1972 31.97
1973 33.02
1974 23.76
1975 30.86
1976 36.56
1977 29.69
1978 26.66
1979 28.09
1980 26.63
1982 26.17
1983 27.65
1984 26.95
1985 37.82
1986 43.65
1987 42.38
1989 45.12
1990 43.72
1996 33.64
1998 33.21
1999 36.91
2000 35.70
2001 36.63
2002 39.24
2003 37.26
2004 37.80
2005 41.69
2006 40.02
2007 39.25
2008 39.19
2009 40.77
2010 39.65
2011 40.47
2012 40.44
2013 41.53
2014 41.48
2015 41.33
2016 40.94
2017 39.54

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Argentina was 22.08 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 48.66 in 1987, while its lowest value was 15.93 in 1982.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 24.00
1972 19.33
1973 23.87
1974 19.14
1975 30.72
1976 27.50
1977 20.04
1978 21.70
1979 22.82
1980 21.79
1982 15.93
1983 18.63
1984 18.44
1985 34.96
1986 33.23
1987 48.66
1989 47.74
1990 47.35
1996 20.89
1998 21.16
1999 17.14
2000 18.14
2001 17.13
2002 17.49
2003 16.19
2004 17.20
2005 16.24
2006 17.75
2007 17.75
2008 17.66
2009 18.85
2010 19.86
2011 19.43
2012 19.94
2013 20.23
2014 20.40
2015 20.54
2016 20.37
2017 22.08

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Argentina was 12.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 16.44 in 2002, while its lowest value was 12.52 in 2018.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1996 15.40
1998 15.62
1999 15.88
2000 16.23
2001 16.36
2002 16.44
2003 14.35
2004 15.14
2005 15.80
2006 15.51
2007 15.10
2008 15.75
2009 16.02
2010 15.05
2011 15.16
2012 14.52
2013 14.46
2014 13.80
2015 13.96
2016 13.36
2017 13.26
2018 12.52
2019 12.53

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Argentina was 4.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 5.78 in 2015, while its lowest value was 1.05 in 1989.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 1.46
1972 1.94
1973 1.78
1974 1.92
1975 1.84
1976 1.17
1977 1.72
1978 1.94
1979 2.40
1980 2.61
1982 1.60
1983 1.62
1984 2.57
1985 1.36
1986 1.26
1987 1.28
1989 1.05
1990 1.07
1996 3.73
1998 4.04
1999 4.52
2000 4.58
2001 4.83
2002 4.02
2003 3.54
2004 3.49
2005 3.86
2006 4.13
2007 4.46
2008 4.84
2009 5.53
2010 5.02
2011 5.29
2012 5.35
2013 5.44
2014 5.36
2015 5.78
2016 5.55
2017 5.45
2018 4.95
2019 4.80

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs