Duration of compulsory education in Argentina
Argentina: Duration of compulsory education was 14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 205 countries
All-time high
14
in 2015
All-time low
10
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Argentina, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 14 for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Argentina peaked at 14 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1998.
That places Argentina 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.2 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 288,776 (2008)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.5 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Argentina?
- Duration of compulsory education in Argentina was 14 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2015.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- How does Argentina rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Argentina ranks 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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