Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Argentina
Argentina: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 80.8% 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 80.8% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Argentina peaked at 81.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2000.
That places Argentina 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 51.1% | — |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 58.5% | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 59.5% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 51.1% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 60.1% | 71.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 63.1% | 81.0% | 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 80.8% 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 81.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Argentina ranks 10th out of 24 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 34.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release