Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Argentina
Argentina: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 97.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Argentina, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 97.7% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Argentina peaked at 98.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2009.
That places Argentina 94th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 92.3% | — |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.3% | 92.3% | 92.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 94.9% | 97.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.2% | 98.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.4238 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,452 (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 36,324 (2008)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.37 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1901 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Argentina?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Argentina was 97.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2009.
- How does Argentina rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Argentina ranks 94th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release