Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Argentina
Argentina: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.12 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Argentina, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Argentina stood at 1.12 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Argentina peaked at 1.12 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.05 index, in 1985.
That places Argentina 32nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Argentina, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.06 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.06 index | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.06 index | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.05 index | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.06 index | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.06 index | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.06 index | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.07 index | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.07 index | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.08 index | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.07 index | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.08 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.08 index | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.08 index | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.09 index | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.08 index | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.08 index | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.07 index | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.07 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.08 index | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.08 index | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.08 index | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.08 index | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.09 index | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.09 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.09 index | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1 index | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.11 index | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.11 index | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.11 index | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.12 index | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.12 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.12 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.12 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.12 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.12 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.12 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.12 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.12 index | -0.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.12 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1.12 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.06 index | 1.05 index | 1.07 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.08 index | 1.07 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 index | 1.07 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 index | 1.09 index | 1.12 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 index | 1.12 index | 1.12 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More gender data for Argentina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,443 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 38,142 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 38,142 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 245,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 257,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 244,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 256,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 241,665 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Argentina?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Argentina was 1.12 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 index in 1985.
- How does Argentina rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Argentina ranks 32nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.