Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Argentina
Argentina: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban was 4.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Argentina, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 4.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in 2023.
The figure is down 17.9% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Argentina peaked at 18.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2020.
Argentina ranks 31st of 34 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 youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -48.1% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +36.3% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -41.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -60.8% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +144.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -17.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.1%, 51% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 4.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.0%, 51% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban 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 | +144.8% | 2.9% | 7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 9.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 5.3% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 2.9% | 7.1% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Argentina?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Argentina was 4.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
- How does Argentina rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Argentina ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, urban, middle 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