Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Argentina
Argentina: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 55.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Argentina, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 55.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Argentina peaked at 55.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2001.
That places Argentina 70th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.2% | 35.1% | 49.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 50.1% | 54.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 55.7% | 55.7% | 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 upper secondary education or in Argentina?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Argentina was 55.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2001.
- How does Argentina rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Argentina ranks 70th out of 108 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 upper secondary 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