Argentina's expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) was 39.54% in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.29 percentage points from 39.25% in 2007.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 39.54% | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 40.44% | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | 39.25% | 2007 |
| Highest | 45.12% | 1989 |
| Lowest | 23.76% | 1974 |
| Average since 2008 | 40.53% | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | 30.29% | 1970 |
What the numbers say
In 2017, Argentina's expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) fell 1.4 percentage points on 2016 (from 40.94% to 39.54%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2016), the average change was +0.85 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.38 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below 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 10.87 percentage points in 1985 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.25 percentage points in 1974. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 14% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 4th 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 — 1st of 14: 44.39%
- Belize — 2nd of 14: 39.95%
- Cabo Verde — 3rd of 14: 39.93%
- Mali — 5th of 14: 37%
- British Virgin Islands — 6th of 14: 35.07%
- San Marino — 7th of 14: 34.73%
What this measures
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.
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 secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 39.54 |
| 2016 | 40.94 |
| 2015 | 41.33 |
| 2014 | 41.48 |
| 2013 | 41.53 |
| 2012 | 40.44 |
| 2011 | 40.47 |
| 2010 | 39.65 |
| 2009 | 40.77 |
| 2008 | 39.19 |
Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in nearby economies
- Aruba — 33.25% (2016)
- Barbados — 39.31% (2016)
- Belize — 39.95% (2017)
- Brazil — 41.37% (2015)
- British Virgin Islands — 35.07% (2017)
- Chile — 28.47% (2017)
- Colombia — 38.06% (2018)
- Costa Rica — 28.68% (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 secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)?
- 39.54% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 9.25 percentage points from 30.29% in 1970. The highest value was 45.12% in 1989 and the lowest 23.76% in 1974.
- How does Argentina rank?
- 4th highest of 14 economies with data for 2017.
- Is the latest change in expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) unusual for Argentina?
- In 2017, Argentina's expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) fell 1.4 percentage points on 2016 (from 40.94% to 39.54%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2016), the average change was +0.85 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.38 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below 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.SECO.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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