Share of the population with at least some formal education in Argentina
Argentina: Share of the population with at least some formal education was 99.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with at least some formal education in Argentina, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 99.5% for share of the population with at least some formal education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with at least some formal education in Argentina peaked at 99.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1870.
Argentina ranks 16th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share of the population with at least some formal education in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 9.2% | — |
| 1875 | 11.3% | +22.8% |
| 1880 | 13.5% | +19.5% |
| 1885 | 14.7% | +8.9% |
| 1890 | 15.7% | +6.8% |
| 1895 | 18.2% | +15.9% |
| 1900 | 21.0% | +15.4% |
| 1905 | 30.4% | +44.8% |
| 1910 | 37.0% | +21.7% |
| 1915 | 47.5% | +28.4% |
| 1920 | 56.3% | +18.5% |
| 1925 | 62.6% | +11.2% |
| 1930 | 69.9% | +11.7% |
| 1935 | 74.9% | +7.2% |
| 1940 | 79.2% | +5.7% |
| 1945 | 83.8% | +5.8% |
| 1950 | 86.7% | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 88.2% | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 90.0% | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 92.1% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 94.3% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 95.2% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 96.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 99.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 99.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.1%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population with at least some formal education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | +44.8% | 21.0% | 30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 1880s | 14.1% | 13.5% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 1890s | 16.9% | 15.7% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 1900s | 25.7% | 21.0% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 1910s | 42.2% | 37.0% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 1920s | 59.5% | 56.3% | 62.6% | 2 |
| 1930s | 72.4% | 69.9% | 74.9% | 2 |
| 1940s | 81.5% | 79.2% | 83.8% | 2 |
| 1950s | 87.5% | 86.7% | 88.2% | 2 |
| 1960s | 91.0% | 90.0% | 92.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 94.8% | 94.3% | 95.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 96.0% | 95.9% | 96.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 96.5% | 96.2% | 96.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.4% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 1 |
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 share of the population with at least some formal education in Argentina?
- Share of the population with at least some formal education in Argentina was 99.5% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the population with at least some formal education recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1870.
- How does Argentina rank for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Argentina ranks 16th out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population with at least some formal education rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.