Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Argentina
Argentina: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 13.7% in 1998. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Argentina, 1970–1998
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 13.7% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 1998. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Argentina peaked at 59.4% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 1998.
Argentina ranks 69th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51.9% | — |
| 1971 | 53.1% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 55.3% | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 56.9% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 57.4% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 57.6% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 59.2% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 59.2% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 59.1% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 54.1% | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 53.7% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 50.0% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 49.1% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 52.2% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 53.1% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 49.8% | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 50.1% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 49.4% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -72.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.9% | 51.9% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.3% | 49.1% | 54.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Argentina?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Argentina was 13.7% in 1998, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 1998.
- How does Argentina rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Argentina ranks 69th out of 213 countries with data for 1998.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release