Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Argentina
Argentina: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 85.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 85.8% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Argentina peaked at 85.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 2000.
Argentina ranks 9th of 27 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, poorest quintile in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.4% | — |
| 2001 | 61.8% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 62.6% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 64.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 55.4% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 64.9% | 75.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 73.9% | 85.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Argentina?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Argentina was 85.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Argentina ranks 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release