Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Argentina
Argentina: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 16.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Argentina, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Argentina is 16.4%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Argentina peaked at 17.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2001.
That places Argentina 83rd out of 102 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 10.0% | 15.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.6% | 17.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 1 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education in Argentina?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Argentina was 16.4% in 2020, 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 17.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2001.
- How does Argentina rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Argentina ranks 83rd out of 102 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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