Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Argentina
Argentina: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 56.4% in 2003. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Argentina, 1970–2003
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Argentina is 56.4%, measured in 2003. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 22.8% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Argentina peaked at 56.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 91st of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Argentina, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.3% | — |
| 1980 | 26.5% | +37.3% |
| 1991 | 37.4% | +41.0% |
| 2001 | 45.9% | +22.8% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 26.5% | 26.5% | 26.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 45.9% | 56.4% | 2 |
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More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Argentina?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Argentina was 56.4% in 2003, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Argentina ranks 91st out of 134 countries with data for 2003.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.