Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Argentina
Argentina: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 6.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Argentina, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 6.9% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Argentina peaked at 7.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2018.
That places Argentina 113th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.6% | — |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +138.5% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -47.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +37.1% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +44.6% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -48.4% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +157.5% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +5.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 6.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.3%, 45% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 6.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.3%, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +157.5% | 2.9% | 7.5% |
| 1999 | +138.5% | 2.6% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.6% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 2.9% | 7.5% | 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 children one year before the official primary in Argentina?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Argentina was 6.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2018.
- How does Argentina rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Argentina ranks 113th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. 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 children one year before the official primary entry age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release