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

Argentina

5.0%

in 2023

Chile

4.9%

in 2022

Argentina rank

66th

Chile rank

67th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Argentina currently reports 5.0% against 4.9% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Chile ahead.

Globally, Argentina ranks 66th and Chile ranks 67th 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.