Argentina
Last updated July 15, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Access & Parity is a strength, but Innovation lags
Argentina shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (78th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.
- Global percentile
- 78th
- Global rank
- #40
- Regional rank
- #2
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Country profile
Argentina shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. Its strongest results are in Human Capital (65, 93rd percentile).
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned. High internet adoption enables broad participation in digital learning and innovation. Strong tertiary enrollment expands future talent pipelines and strengthens national innovation potential.
R&D investment remains modest, affecting long-term innovation potential. Regulatory quality falls short of global standards, signalling structural hurdles in policy execution. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.
Regionally, Argentina leads most clearly in School Access and Gender Parity, sitting well above the peer average.
Areas with room to grow: Infrastructure (67, 68th percentile), Governance (50, 60th percentile) and Innovation (50, 69th percentile). These dimensions sit close to global norms and could accelerate quickly with targeted investment.
Key insights
Sits above the global median at the 78th percentile.
Places 40th worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 2nd within Latin America & Caribbean.
Scores range from Access & Parity (87.2) to Innovation (50.4), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
Composite GEFRI Score