Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Argentina
Argentina: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.33 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.33 GPIA
World rank
7th
of 127 countries
All-time high
1.33 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.4497 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
7
1970–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Argentina, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 1.33 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Argentina peaked at 1.33 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4497 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Argentina 7th out of 127 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Argentina, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4497 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.9033 GPIA | +100.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9574 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.72 GPIA | -24.8% |
| 2001 | 1.28 GPIA | +78.0% |
| 2003 | 1.22 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.33 GPIA | +9.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.33 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1.33 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.19 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4497 GPIA | 0.4497 GPIA | 0.4497 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9033 GPIA | 0.9033 GPIA | 0.9033 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8387 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 0.9574 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1.33 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Argentina?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Argentina was 1.33 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4497 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Argentina ranks 7th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release