Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Argentina
Argentina: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 93.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Argentina, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 93.2% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Argentina peaked at 93.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 2001.
That places Argentina 64th out of 108 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.1% | — |
| 2001 | 84.2% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.5% | 84.2% | 90.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 91.3% | 93.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 93.2% | 93.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 61 Sri Lanka 93.8% compare
- 62 Brunei Darussalam 93.4% compare
- 63 South Africa 93.4% compare
- 65 Kenya 93.2% compare
- 66 Peru 93.1% compare
- 67 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 93.0% compare
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 93.2% 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 93.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2001.
- How does Argentina rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Argentina ranks 64th out of 108 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 2.1%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release