School enrollment, secondary in Argentina
Argentina: School enrollment, secondary was 90.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Argentina, 1974–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Argentina is 90.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Argentina peaked at 90.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1974.
Argentina ranks 42nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 40.5% | — |
| 1975 | 42.0% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 74.4% | +77.3% |
| 1999 | 76.3% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 78.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 83.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 90.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.4%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 90.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.3%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary 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 | +77.3% | 42.0% | 74.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.2% | 40.5% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 75.3% | 74.4% | 76.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 77.7% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.9% | 82.1% | 90.8% | 8 |
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 school enrollment, secondary in Argentina?
- School enrollment, secondary in Argentina was 90.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1974.
- How does Argentina rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Argentina ranks 42nd out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.