Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Argentina
Argentina: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 99.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 200 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1997
All-time low
94.6%
in 1970
Years of data
32
1970–2023
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Argentina, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 99.3% for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Argentina peaked at 100.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 37th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 94.6% | — |
| 1974 | 97.2% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 97.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 95.8% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.2% | 94.6% | 97.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 97.6% | 97.6% | 97.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.6% | 95.8% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.4238 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,452 (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 36,324 (2008)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.37 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1901 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.36 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Argentina?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Argentina was 99.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Argentina ranks 37th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release