Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Argentina
Argentina: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 19.6% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Argentina, 1970β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Argentina is 19.6%, measured 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 19.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 77th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 5.6% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.1% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2008)
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 19.6% 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 19.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Argentina ranks 77th out of 129 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release