Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Argentina
Argentina: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 78.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Argentina stood at 78.5%.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Argentina peaked at 80.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2002.
That places Argentina 7th 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, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.6% | — |
| 2001 | 48.2% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 61.3% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +24.7% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.4% | 45.3% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.5% | 54.9% | 71.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 62.4% | 80.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 288,776 (2008)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Argentina?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Argentina was 78.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Argentina ranks 7th out of 24 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release