Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Argentina
Argentina: Persistence to last grade of primary, male was 97.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Argentina, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2022, persistence to last grade of primary, male in Argentina stood at 97.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, male in Argentina peaked at 98.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 1974.
Argentina ranks 42nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60.5% | — |
| 1974 | 58.9% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 63.5% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +38.0% |
| 1999 | 97.4% | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 91.2% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 90.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 87.9% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +1.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 97.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 97.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.3%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistence to last grade of primary, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +38.0% | 63.5% | 87.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.0% | 58.9% | 63.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 87.6% | 97.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.1% | 82.3% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 93.1% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.0% | 97.5% | 3 |
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 persistence to last grade of primary, male in Argentina?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Argentina was 97.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, male recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, male recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 1974.
- How does Argentina rank for persistence to last grade of primary, male?
- Argentina ranks 42nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, male rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.