Argentina's expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) was 29.59% in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 5.88 percentage points from 35.48% in 2007.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 29.59% | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 31.8% | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | 35.48% | 2007 |
| Highest | 42.28% | 1982 |
| Lowest | 2.97% | 1989 |
| Average since 2008 | 31.45% | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | 28% | 1970 |
What the numbers say
In 2017, Argentina's expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) fell 0.48 percentage points on 2016 (from 30.07% to 29.59%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2016), the average change was −1.14 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.03 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 15.23 percentage points in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 33.96 percentage points in 1985. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.55 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 86% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2017, Argentina had the 13th highest value of the 14 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Argentina in the 2017 ranking
- Bermuda — 9th of 14: 32.16%
- Belize — 10th of 14: 31.38%
- British Virgin Islands — 11th of 14: 29.86%
- Chile — 13th of 14: 27.91%
- Uruguay — 14th of 14: 23.12%
What this measures
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.
Limitations: Data disaggregated by level of education are estimates in some instances. It is often difficult to separate lower from upper secondary education expenditure, or pre-primary from primary.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 39 values
| Year | Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.59 |
| 2016 | 30.07 |
| 2015 | 30.04 |
| 2014 | 30.06 |
| 2013 | 30.03 |
| 2012 | 31.8 |
| 2011 | 31.97 |
| 2010 | 33.05 |
| 2009 | 32.8 |
| 2008 | 35.11 |
| 2007 |
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in nearby economies
- Aruba — 27.53% (2016)
- Barbados — 29.61% (2016)
- Belize — 31.38% (2017)
- Brazil — 25.62% (2015)
- British Virgin Islands — 29.86% (2017)
- Chile — 27.91% (2017)
- Colombia — 32.71% (2018)
- Costa Rica — 28.67% (2018)
More education data for Argentina
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils — 4.56 million (2023)
- School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 105.58% (2023)
- Primary education, pupils — 4.58 million (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 102.54% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 103.18% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Argentina's expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)?
- 29.59% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 1.59 percentage points from 28% in 1970. The highest value was 42.28% in 1982 and the lowest 2.97% in 1989.
- How does Argentina rank?
- 13th highest of 14 economies with data for 2017.
- Is the latest change in expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) unusual for Argentina?
- In 2017, Argentina's expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) fell 0.48 percentage points on 2016 (from 30.07% to 29.59%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2016), the average change was −1.14 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.03 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.PRIM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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