Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Argentina
Argentina: Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2
in 2015
All-time low
1
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Argentina, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 2 for number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Argentina peaked at 2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1998.
That places Argentina 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | — |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 14 Aruba 2 compare
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2 compare
- 14 Brazil 2 compare
- 14 Switzerland 2 compare
- 14 Costa Rica 2 compare
- 14 Curaçao 2 compare
- 14 Ghana 2 compare
- 14 Luxembourg 2 compare
- 14 Latvia 2 compare
- 14 Maldives 2 compare
- 14 Mexico 2 compare
- 14 Naoero 2 compare
- 14 Panama 2 compare
- 14 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2 compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 compare
- 14 Tonga 2 compare
- 14 Uruguay 2 compare
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Argentina?
- Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in in Argentina was 2 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- How does Argentina rank for number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in?
- Argentina ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release