Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Argentina
Argentina: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 97.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Argentina, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 97.6% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Argentina peaked at 97.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 1974.
Argentina ranks 47th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 63.6% | — |
| 1973 | 67.8% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 62.1% | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 65.7% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 63.8% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 87.8% | +37.6% |
| 1999 | 95.0% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 95.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +2.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 97.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.2%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 97.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.7%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 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 | +37.6% | 63.8% | 87.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.8% | 62.1% | 67.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 63.8% | 95.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 80.8% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.1% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 95.6% | 97.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 44 Cyprus 97.9% compare
- 45 Belarus 97.9% compare
- 46 Kyrgyzstan 97.7% compare
- 48 Tunisia 97.3% compare
- 49 Kazakhstan 97.1% compare
- 50 Brunei Darussalam 97.0% compare
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Argentina?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Argentina was 97.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 1974.
- How does Argentina rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Argentina ranks 47th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release