Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Argentina
Argentina: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 0.9979 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.9979 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
45th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9979 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.9716 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
15
2000–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Argentina, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.9979 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Argentina peaked at 0.9979 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9716 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Argentina 45th out of 104 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Argentina, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9716 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9782 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9842 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.987 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9952 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9793 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9843 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9917 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9923 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9922 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9978 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9979 GPIA | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.9979 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9965 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.9979 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9844 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9844 GPIA | 0.9716 GPIA | 0.9952 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.9793 GPIA | 0.9978 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9979 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 0.9979 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.53 (1991)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.27 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Argentina?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Argentina was 0.9979 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9979 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9716 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Argentina ranks 45th out of 104 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release