Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Argentina
Argentina: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.6 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Argentina is 0.6 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Argentina peaked at 1.68 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5 GPIA, in 2019.
That places Argentina 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Argentina, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.12 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.6061 GPIA | -46.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5714 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6154 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5806 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8214 GPIA | +41.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7037 GPIA | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5366 GPIA | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 1.27 GPIA | +137.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8286 GPIA | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5357 GPIA | -35.3% |
| 2011 | 1.19 GPIA | +121.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8182 GPIA | -31.1% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPIA | +38.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8 GPIA | -29.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7143 GPIA | -32.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5 GPIA | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 1.68 GPIA | +236.4% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | -40.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8125 GPIA | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6 GPIA | -26.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.6 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7606 GPIA, 79% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.6 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7326 GPIA, 82% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +236.4% | 0.5 GPIA | 1.68 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7661 GPIA | 0.5366 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8383 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 1.68 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 26 Ethiopia 0.6482 GPIA compare
- 27 Costa Rica 0.6047 GPIA compare
- 28 Bangladesh 0.602 GPIA compare
- 30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5923 GPIA compare
- 31 South Africa 0.5454 GPIA compare
- 32 Gambia 0.4855 GPIA 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Argentina?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Argentina was 0.6 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Argentina rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Argentina ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release