Persistence to grade 5, total in Argentina
Argentina: Persistence to grade 5, total was 98.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in Argentina, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2022, persistence to grade 5, total in Argentina stood at 98.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in Argentina peaked at 98.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 1996.
Argentina ranks 36th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.2% | — |
| 1973 | 77.5% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 72.6% | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 75.8% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 70.1% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 90.5% | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 96.3% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 92.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.3% | 72.6% | 77.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 85.6% | 70.1% | 96.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 84.2% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 94.9% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.7% | 98.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7042 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 288,776 (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2008)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2951 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.84 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, total in Argentina?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in Argentina was 98.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 1996.
- How does Argentina rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Argentina ranks 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is persistence to grade 5, total rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.