Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Argentina
Argentina: Persistence to last grade of primary, total was 97.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 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, total in Argentina stood at 97.6%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, total in Argentina peaked at 97.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 1974.
Argentina ranks 47th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63.6% | — |
| 1973 | 67.8% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 62.1% | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 65.7% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 63.8% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 87.8% | +37.6% |
| 1999 | 95.0% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.8% | 62.1% | 67.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 63.8% | 95.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 80.8% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.1% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 95.6% | 97.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 44 Cyprus 97.9% compare
- 45 Belarus 97.9% compare
- 46 Kyrgyzstan 97.7% compare
- 48 Tunisia 97.3% compare
- 49 Kazakhstan 97.1% compare
- 50 Brunei Darussalam 97.0% compare
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, total in Argentina?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, total in Argentina was 97.6% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, total recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 1974.
- How does Argentina rank for persistence to last grade of primary, total?
- Argentina ranks 47th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, total rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, total (% 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.