Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Argentina
Argentina: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9979 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
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 education or higher 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% |
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
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.5% (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release