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.
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
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 288,776 (2008)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.5 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.2% (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).