School enrollment, primary, private in Argentina
Argentina: School enrollment, primary, private was 25.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Argentina, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 25.8% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Argentina peaked at 26.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1970.
That places Argentina 45th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.9% | — |
| 1971 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 16.7% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 16.6% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 16.9% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 17.3% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 18.0% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 17.9% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 18.7% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 18.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 18.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 18.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 20.3% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 20.9% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 20.7% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.7% | 15.9% | 17.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 18.5% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 19.5% | 20.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 19.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 23.6% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 25.1% | 25.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Argentina?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Argentina was 25.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Argentina ranks 45th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.