Argentina vs Australia: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Argentina

5.0%

in 2023

Australia

5.1%

in 2022

Argentina rank

66th

Australia rank

63rd

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Australia currently reports 5.1% against 5.0% in Argentina, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Argentina ranks 66th and Australia ranks 63rd of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.