Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Argentina
Argentina: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 56.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 56.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Argentina peaked at 61.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2000.
That places Argentina 9th out of 21 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, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.7% | — |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +31.5% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +37.8% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +34.0% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | +32.7% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.5% | 32.7% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 35.7% | 47.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 34.7% | 61.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Argentina?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Argentina was 56.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Argentina ranks 9th out of 21 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. 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, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release