Argentina vs India: Share of children who have completed primary school
Argentina
96.7%
in 2025
India
96.5%
in 2025
Argentina rank
89th
India rank
90th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Argentina
- India
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 96.7% against 96.5% in India, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 89th and India ranks 90th of 165 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.7% | 47.1% | 45.5% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 62.5% | 32.2% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 95.4% | 78.4% | 17.0% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 90.2% | 5.7% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 95.5% | 1.0% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Argentina or India?
- Argentina, at 96.7% against 96.5% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Argentina and India?
- 0.2%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and India?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and India rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Argentina ranks 89th and India ranks 90th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.