Percentage of graduates … adjusted Natural Mathematics Statistics in Argentina
Argentina: Percentage of graduates … adjusted Natural Mathematics Statistics was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Argentina, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Argentina is 0.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Argentina peaked at 1.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.
Argentina ranks 103rd of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … adjusted Natural Mathematics Statistics in Argentina, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.2% | — |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -56.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +44.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 57% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 79% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates … adjusted Natural Mathematics Statistics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -56.3% | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| 2015 | +44.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.53 (1991)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.27 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Argentina?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Argentina was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does Argentina rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Argentina ranks 103rd out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release