Education Spending: Argentina
Argentina's education spending is currently 5.003 % of GDP as of 2023. # Argentina Education Spending Argentina allocated 5.
Current (2023)
5.003 % of GDP
+4.4% y/y
Peak (2015)
5.776 % of GDP
Low (1989)
1.046 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1970–2023 · 45 pts
Education Spending — Argentina
1970 — 2023
Education Spending — Argentina
Analysis# Argentina Education Spending
Argentina allocated 5.003% of GDP to education in 2023, representing a modest recovery from recent lows but still below its 2015 peak of 5.776%. Since 1970, education spending has surged 243.1%, climbing from a historic low of 1.046% in 1989. This long-term expansion reflects Argentina's growing commitment to the education sector across five decades.
The period from 2014 to 2015 marked Argentina's peak investment phase, reaching 5.776% of GDP. However, spending subsequently declined through 2019, hitting 4.654% by 2021, before rebounding in 2022 and 2023. Current spending levels suggest stabilization around 5%, though the 2023 figure remains approximately 13% below the 2015 high, indicating Argentina continues balancing education priorities against competing fiscal pressures.
Historical Data
45 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.003 % of GDP | +4.38% |
| 2022 | 4.793 % of GDP | +2.99% |
| 2021 | 4.654 % of GDP | -11.81% |
| 2020 | 5.277 % of GDP | +10.58% |
| 2019 | 4.772 % of GDP | -2.17% |
| 2018 | 4.878 % of GDP | -10.56% |
| 2017 | 5.454 % of GDP | -1.64% |
| 2016 | 5.545 % of GDP | -4.00% |
| 2015 | 5.776 % of GDP | +7.74% |
| 2014 | 5.361 % of GDP | -1.40% |
| 2013 | 5.437 % of GDP | +1.70% |
| 2012 | 5.346 % of GDP | +1.04% |
| 2011 | 5.291 % of GDP | +5.40% |
| 2010 | 5.02 % of GDP | -9.24% |
| 2009 | 5.531 % of GDP | +14.18% |
| 2008 | 4.844 % of GDP | +8.54% |
| 2007 | 4.463 % of GDP | +8.12% |
| 2006 | 4.128 % of GDP | +6.94% |
| 2005 | 3.86 % of GDP | +10.70% |
| 2004 | 3.487 % of GDP | -1.36% |
Show all 45 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.535 % of GDP | -12.00% |
| 2002 | 4.017 % of GDP | -16.90% |
| 2001 | 4.834 % of GDP | +5.55% |
| 2000 | 4.58 % of GDP | +1.28% |
| 1999 | 4.522 % of GDP | +11.93% |
| 1998 | 4.04 % of GDP | +8.25% |
| 1996 | 3.732 % of GDP | +249.77% |
| 1990 | 1.067 % of GDP | +2.01% |
| 1989 | 1.046 % of GDP | -18.41% |
| 1987 | 1.282 % of GDP | +1.58% |
| 1986 | 1.262 % of GDP | -7.34% |
| 1985 | 1.362 % of GDP | -47.00% |
| 1984 | 2.57 % of GDP | +58.94% |
| 1983 | 1.617 % of GDP | +1.19% |
| 1982 | 1.598 % of GDP | -38.70% |
| 1980 | 2.607 % of GDP | +8.63% |
| 1979 | 2.4 % of GDP | +23.97% |
| 1978 | 1.936 % of GDP | +12.56% |
| 1977 | 1.72 % of GDP | +47.51% |
| 1976 | 1.166 % of GDP | -36.77% |
| 1975 | 1.844 % of GDP | -4.16% |
| 1974 | 1.924 % of GDP | +8.03% |
| 1973 | 1.781 % of GDP | -8.01% |
| 1972 | 1.936 % of GDP | +32.78% |
| 1970 | 1.458 % of GDP | — |
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