Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Argentina
Argentina: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 89.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Argentina stood at 89.4%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Argentina peaked at 89.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 2000.
Argentina ranks 50th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.4% | — |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 78.4% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 75.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.5% | 71.4% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 75.5% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 82.9% | 89.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7042 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 288,776 (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2008)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2951 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.84 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Argentina?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Argentina was 89.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Argentina ranks 50th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release