Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Argentina

Argentina: Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ was 13,207 millions in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
13,207 millions
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
11th
of 92 countries
All-time high
13,207 millions
in 2017
All-time low
2,354 millions
in 2002
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Argentina, 1998–2017

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1998200720171998: 3.4k millions1999: 4.1k millions2000: 4.2k millions2001: 4.4k millions2002: 2.4k millions2003: 3.3k millions2004: 3.7k millions2005: 5.1k millions2006: 5.9k millions2007: 7.0k millions2008: 8.1k millions2009: 9.0k millions2010: 8.9k millions2011: 10.4k millions2012: 10.7k millions2013: 11.5k millions2014: 11.1k millions2015: 12.2k millions2016: 11.9k millions2017: 13.2k millions

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in millions.

Analysis

In 2017, government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Argentina stood at 13,207 millions. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 88.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Argentina peaked at 13,207 millions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,354 millions, in 2002.

Argentina ranks 11th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,738 millions 3,391 millions 4,085 millions 2
2000s 5,322 millions 2,354 millions 9,028 millions 10
2010s 11,222 millions 8,928 millions 13,207 millions 8

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 8 Italy 17,027 millions compare
  2. 9 Spain 13,494 millions compare
  3. 10 Indonesia 13,247 millions compare
  4. 12 Australia 12,319 millions compare
  5. 13 Colombia 9,241 millions compare
  6. 14 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8,558 millions compare

See the full ranking of 92 places β†’

More reference data data for Argentina

All data for Argentina β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Argentina?
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ in Argentina was 13,207 millions in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 13,207 millions in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 2,354 millions in 2002.
How does Argentina rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$?
Argentina ranks 11th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on lower secondary education, ppp$ rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Argentina. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-expenditure-on-lower-secondary-education-ppp-millions/argentina/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-expenditure-on-lower-secondary-education-ppp-millions/argentina/">Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ in Argentina</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on lower secondary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,122 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on lower secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in nominal value. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to PPP$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/