Argentina
Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income· 45.70M inhabitants
Last updated: September 1, 2025
Futures readiness profile
Key insights: Argentina
Key areas of strength for Argentina: Human Capital (67, 94th percentile). This reflects substantial capacity for education futures readiness and may serve as models for broader policy learning or international benchmarking.
Areas of untapped potential: Governance (47, 54th percentile). While these scores are at or near the global average, substantial progress and greater ambition are needed to drive transformation and strengthen the country’s future in education.
Composite GEFRI Score
64.22
76th percentile
Higher scores indicate greater education futures readiness
Component scores
School Access and Gender Parity87.16
Above global avg. · 85th %-tile
Human Capital66.98
Above global avg. · 94th %-tile
Assesses the educational attainment and capacity of a country’s population, focusing on access and completion at secondary and tertiary levels as well as literacy.
Innovation48.85
Above global avg. · 70th %-tile
Reflects a country’s capacity to foster, produce, and apply new knowledge and technology in society and education.
Governance46.61
Near the global average · 54th %-tile
Captures the effectiveness and quality of policies, regulations, and governance that shape the educational environment.
Infrastructure71.48
Above global avg. · 70th %-tile
Measures the availability and quality of basic digital and electrical infrastructure that supports education.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1 | Chile | 70.50 |
| 39 | 2 | Uruguay | 65.21 |
| 43 | 3 | Argentina | 64.22 |
| — | — | St. Vincent and the Grenadines(microstate) | 60.03 |
| — | — | Antigua and Barbuda(microstate) | 59.60 |
| — | — | Barbados(microstate) | 59.12 |
| 64 | 4 | Peru | 58.24 |
| — | — | Aruba(microstate) | 56.99 |
| — | — | St. Kitts and Nevis(microstate) | 55.64 |
| 76 | 5 | Colombia | 55.51 |
| — | — | Cayman Islands(microstate) | 55.46 |
| — | — | Virgin Islands (U.S.)(microstate) | 55.26 |
| — | — | Curacao(microstate) | 55.04 |
| — | — | Turks and Caicos Islands(microstate) | 54.97 |
| 79 | 6 | Mexico | 54.87 |
| — | — | St. Martin (French part)(microstate) | 54.25 |
| 81 | 7 | Brazil | 53.95 |
| — | — | British Virgin Islands(microstate) | 53.86 |
| 82 | 8 | Puerto Rico (US) | 53.82 |
| 85 | 9 | Cuba | 53.65 |
| — | — | Sint Maarten (Dutch part)(microstate) | 53.11 |
| 88 | 10 | Costa Rica | 52.63 |
| — | — | St. Lucia(microstate) | 51.06 |
| 95 | 11 | Ecuador | 50.75 |
| 99 | 12 | Bolivia | 49.89 |
| 100 | 13 | Jamaica | 49.37 |
| — | — | Grenada(microstate) | 49.32 |
| 102 | 14 | Panama | 49.08 |
| 108 | 15 | Dominican Republic | 46.77 |
| — | — | Dominica(microstate) | 46.51 |
| 111 | 16 | Bahamas, The | 44.38 |
| 113 | 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.26 |
| 114 | 18 | Paraguay | 44.12 |
| 116 | 19 | Guyana | 42.35 |
| 117 | 20 | El Salvador | 41.72 |
| 119 | 21 | Belize | 41.13 |
| 121 | 22 | Venezuela, RB | 40.86 |
| 124 | 23 | Suriname | 37.32 |
| 130 | 24 | Honduras | 33.63 |
| 137 | 25 | Guatemala | 31.55 |
| 138 | 26 | Nicaragua | 31.02 |
| 161 | 27 | Haiti | 23.08 |