Overview
- A July 2026 report by Argentinos por la Educación and FLACSO finds 74.6% of Argentines aged 19–24 had finished secondary school in 2024, a rise of 12.7 percentage points since 2014.
- The study places Argentina fifth of nine Latin American countries, trailing Peru, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia while narrowly edging Brazil on overall completion.
- Completion is strongly tied to family income with 92% of young people in the top income quintile holding a secondary diploma versus 59.6% in the bottom quintile, a 32.4-point gap that narrowed from 44.8 points in 2014.
- Women complete secondary school at higher rates than men in Argentina (78.8% versus 70.7%), and the country shows delayed graduation trajectories with peak completion around age 25.
- Researchers caution that higher certification must be matched by better learning and attendance, and they call for policies such as scholarships, tutoring and measures to reduce early work entry to keep students in the final years.