Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Argentina
Argentina: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 85.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
85.2%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
94th
of 164 countries
All-time high
85.2%
in 2025
All-time low
60.7%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Argentina, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 85.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Argentina peaked at 85.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 1981.
Argentina ranks 94th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 60.7% | — |
| 1982 | 61.5% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 62.4% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 64.4% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 65.3% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 67.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 69.7% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 71.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 74.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 76.2% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 77.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 79.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 85.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.6%, 89% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 85.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.0%, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.5% | 60.7% | 68.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 71.8% | 69.7% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 76.2% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 81.9% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 83.0% | 85.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.53 (1991)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.27 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 323,957 (2008)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 91,719 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 791,112 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 773,753 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.56 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Argentina?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Argentina was 85.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 1981.
- How does Argentina rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Argentina ranks 94th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release