Progression to secondary school in Argentina
Argentina: Progression to secondary school was 99.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Argentina, 1970–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, progression to secondary school in Argentina stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Argentina peaked at 99.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 1973.
Argentina ranks 12th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.7% | — |
| 1973 | 28.7% | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 29.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 97.2% | +234.6% |
| 1999 | 98.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 97.7% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 97.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 95.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 99.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Progression to secondary school 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 | +234.6% | 29.1% | 97.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.2% | 28.7% | 29.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.2% | 98.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 95.0% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.2% | 99.9% | 7 |
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 progression to secondary school in Argentina?
- Progression to secondary school in Argentina was 99.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 1973.
- How does Argentina rank for progression to secondary school?
- Argentina ranks 12th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).