Secondary education, pupils in Argentina
Argentina: Secondary education, pupils was 4.56 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Argentina, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Argentina recorded 4.56 million for secondary education, pupils in 2023. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Argentina peaked at 4.56 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 976,979, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 27th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.18 million | 976,979 | 1.30 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 million | 1.33 million | 1.97 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.67 million | 2.16 million | 3.67 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.92 million | 3.83 million | 4.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.11 million | 3.81 million | 4.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.49 million | 4.35 million | 4.56 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 288,776 (2008)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.2% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.9% (2023)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 22.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Argentina?
- Secondary education, pupils in Argentina was 4.56 million in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 4.56 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 976,979 in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Argentina ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.