Lower secondary completion rate, total in Argentina
Argentina: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 95.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Argentina, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 95.0% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Argentina peaked at 108.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1971.
That places Argentina 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.7% | — |
| 1971 | 16.0% | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 17.5% | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 17.9% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 80.4% | +348.3% |
| 2000 | 86.5% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 108.7% | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.0% | 16.0% | 17.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 75.5% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 80.5% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 95.0% | 108.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Argentina?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Argentina was 95.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 108.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1971.
- How does Argentina rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Argentina ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.