Argentina: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Argentina's secondary education, pupils rose 0.7% on 2022 (from 4.53 million to 4.56 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2022), the average change was +2.5% and a typical year strayed about 6.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 30% in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.3% in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 54,304 a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 4.7 million for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 90,048, against 191,076 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2023, Argentina had the 13th highest value of the 51 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Argentina in the 2023 ranking

• United Kingdom — 9th of 51: 6.4 million
• South Africa — 10th of 51: 5.5 million
• Italy — 11th of 51: 4.61 million
• Afghanistan — 13th of 51: 3.43 million
• Canada — 14th of 51: 2.7 million
• Angola — 15th of 51: 2.59 million

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 50 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 7,160 (2023)
• Aruba — 8,367 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 26,561 (2024)
• Barbados — 18,457 (2024)
• Belize — 38,323 (2024)
• Bolivia — 1.3 million (2024)
• Brazil — 21.5 million (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 2,300 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 4,049 (2024)
• Chile — 1.63 million (2024)
• Colombia — 4.85 million (2022)

More education data for Argentina

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 105.58% (2023)
• Primary education, pupils — 4.58 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 102.54% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 103.18% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 101.92% (2023)
• School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Argentina's secondary education, pupils?

4.56 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 366.95% from 976,979 in 1970 (2.95% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4.56 million in 2023 and the lowest 976,979 in 1970.

How does Argentina rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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