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 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Argentina stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 83.3% on the previous year and down 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Argentina peaked at 5.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
That places Argentina 30th out of 30 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +34.3% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -42.6% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +51.9% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +61.8% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -38.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +38.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +31.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -47.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +45.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -63.6% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +212.5% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -83.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.1%, 10% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.5%, 11% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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 0.4% 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 5.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Argentina ranks 30th out of 30 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 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release