Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Argentina
Argentina: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 78.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Argentina, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Argentina is 78.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Argentina peaked at 78.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 1998.
That places Argentina 67th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.7% | 54.5% | 54.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 58.1% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 69.8% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 73.3% | 78.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 64 Croatia 78.8% compare
- 65 Mauritius 78.7% compare
- 66 Montenegro 78.1% compare
- 68 Colombia 77.7% compare
- 69 Philippines 76.5% compare
More education data for Argentina
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 1.5 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Argentina?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Argentina was 78.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 1998.
- How does Argentina rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Argentina ranks 67th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.