Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Argentina
Argentina: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 27.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Argentina, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Argentina stood at 27.1%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Argentina peaked at 41.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2022.
That places Argentina 54th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.3% | — |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.9% | 35.9% | 41.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 31.0% | 33.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7042 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 288,776 (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2008)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2951 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.84 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Argentina?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Argentina was 27.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2022.
- How does Argentina rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Argentina ranks 54th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).