Primary completion rate, female in Argentina
Argentina: Primary completion rate, female was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Argentina, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Argentina is 99.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Argentina peaked at 107.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 44th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73.7% | — |
| 1971 | 75.2% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 81.3% | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 94.2% | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 103.6% | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 100.7% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 102.6% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 100.2% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 98.4% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 103.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 103.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 103.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 103.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 104.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 103.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 105.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 106.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 107.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 102.2% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 100.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 101.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 101.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 103.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 100.9% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.8% | 73.7% | 81.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 94.2% | 103.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 95.5% | 103.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.9% | 100.9% | 107.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.4% | 99.9% | 103.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 288,776 (2008)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Argentina?
- Primary completion rate, female in Argentina was 99.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 107.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Argentina ranks 44th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.