Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Argentina
Argentina: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 97.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Argentina, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Argentina stood at 97.5%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Argentina peaked at 98.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 1974.
Argentina ranks 42nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60.5% | — |
| 1974 | 58.9% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 63.5% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +38.0% |
| 1999 | 97.4% | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 91.2% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 90.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 82.3% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 87.9% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +1.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 97.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 97.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.3%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 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 | +38.0% | 63.5% | 87.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.0% | 58.9% | 63.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 87.6% | 97.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.1% | 82.3% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 93.1% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.0% | 97.5% | 3 |
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Argentina?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Argentina was 97.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 1974.
- How does Argentina rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Argentina ranks 42nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release