Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Argentina
Argentina: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Argentina stood at 0.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Argentina peaked at 1.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
Argentina ranks 44th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +75.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -42.9% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +62.5% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +54.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -47.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +70.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -35.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -36.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -55.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 32% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 42% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 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 children of primary school age, urban, both in Argentina?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both in Argentina was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Argentina rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both?
- Argentina ranks 44th out of 46 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, both rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 children of primary school age, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release