Overview
- In 19 of 24 provinces, 2024 education spending was below 2014 levels, and 21 provinces cut spending in real terms from 2023 to 2024.
- The share of total provincial budgets devoted to education fell in 16 provinces over the decade, signaling reduced priority for the sector.
- Teachers’ real wages are lower than in 2014 in 21 provinces, with a partial 2025 rebound in 13 jurisdictions but most still below 2023 levels.
- The end of the national FONID stipend coincided with wage declines; Chaco, Neuquén and Santiago del Estero raised education budgets even as pay fell, and 11 provinces cut non-salary items such as infrastructure and materials.
- Provinces finance about 75% of education and spend roughly 90% of it on salaries, while national education outlays fell 40% last year and comparable 2025 data remain incomplete.