Argentina: Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Argentina's government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) fell 0.24 percentage points on 2016 (from 15.22% to 14.98%).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2016), the average change was +0.24 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.12 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 1.5 percentage points in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.04 percentage points in 2002. 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 upward, about 0.15 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 52% 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 6th highest value of the 10 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

• Cabo Verde — 2nd of 10: 16.66%
• Belize — 3rd of 10: 16.56%
• Malaysia — 4th of 10: 16.14%
• Mongolia — 6th of 10: 14.11%
• Niger — 7th of 10: 13.3%
• Uruguay — 8th of 10: 12.64%

What this measures

Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 20 values

Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) in nearby economies

• Belize — 16.56% (2017)
• Brazil — 20.06% (2015)
• Chile — 18.39% (2017)
• Colombia — 16.99% (2018)
• Costa Rica — 20.83% (2018)
• Dominican Republic — 16.19% (2018)
• Ecuador — 9.51% (2016)
• El Salvador — 16.1% (2018)
• Guatemala

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Argentina's government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita)?

14.98% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1998?

It is up 4.03 percentage points from 10.95% in 1998. The highest value was 15.64% in 2015 and the lowest 10% in 2004.

How does Argentina rank?

6th highest of 10 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) unusual for Argentina?

In 2017, Argentina's government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita) fell 0.24 percentage points on 2016 (from 15.22% to 14.98%). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2016), the average change was +0.24 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.12 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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.PRIM.PC.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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