Education in Cordoba, Argentina: official figures
884,044 students were enrolled in mainstream education in Cordoba in 2025: 122,738 in pre-school, 344,551 in primary, 349,887 in secondary and 66,868 in non-university higher education (7.9% of Argentina's 11.13 million).
Is school enrolment falling in Cordoba?
Mainstream enrolment in Cordoba went from 911,432 in 2019 to 884,044 in 2025, a change of -3.0% (Argentina: -3.5%); pre-school enrolment changed by -13.5% (Argentina: -19.8%).
Source: Ministerio de Educacion de la Nacion · saved copyHow many students in Cordoba go to public schools?
65.8% of students in Cordoba attended state-run schools and colleges in 2025, 2nd lowest of Argentina's 24 jurisdictions (Argentina: 71.1%); the rest attended privately run institutions.
Source: Secretaria de Educacion, Ministerio de Capital Humano · saved copyHow many students repeat a year in Cordoba?
21,852 of the 349,887 secondary school students in Cordoba in 2025 were repeating a year, 6.2%, 8th lowest of Argentina's 24 jurisdictions (Argentina: 5.9%); in 2019 the share was 6.8%.
Source: Secretaria de Educacion, Ministerio de Capital Humano · saved copyHow many pupils in Cordoba have a full school day?
64.1% of primary pupils in Cordoba attended schools with an extended or full school day in 2025, 3rd highest of Argentina's 24 jurisdictions (Argentina: 41.6%).
Source: Secretaria de Educacion, Ministerio de Capital Humano · saved copyHow many students finish secondary school in Cordoba?
34,059 students graduated from secondary school in Cordoba in 2024 (7.4% of Argentina's 461,497), while 3,935 secondary students left school during the year without transferring to another (Argentina: 51,076).
Source: Secretaria de Educacion, Ministerio de Capital Humano · saved copyHow many schools are there in Cordoba?
Cordoba had 4,908 school and college units in mainstream education in 2025, with 50,120 teaching and other staff posts.
Source: Secretaria de Educacion, Ministerio de Capital Humano · saved copyMore figures
- In primary school, 1,432 of 344,551 pupils in Cordoba were repeating a grade in 2025, 0.4%, 6th lowest of Argentina's 24 jurisdictions (Argentina: 2.0%; Cordoba in 2019: 0.6%). Source: Secretaria de Educacion, Ministerio de Capital Humano · saved copy
How Cordoba compares with other provinces
Secondary students repeating a year (%) (2025)
Cordoba ranks 17 of 24, highest first. Repeaters as a share of secondary enrolment, mainstream education.
| Rank | Region | Secondary students repeating a year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Rio Negro | 7.1% |
| 15 | Chubut | 6.5% |
| 16 | Santiago del Estero | 6.3% |
| 17 | Cordoba | 6.2% |
| 18 | Catamarca | 6.2% |
| 19 | Tucuman | 5.1% |
| 20 | San Luis | 5.0% |
Primary pupils repeating a grade (%) (2025)
Cordoba ranks 19 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils repeating a grade (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Buenos Aires City | 0.8% |
| 17 | La Pampa | 0.7% |
| 18 | Tucuman | 0.5% |
| 19 | Cordoba | 0.4% |
| 20 | Santa Cruz | 0.4% |
| 21 | Neuquen | 0.4% |
| 22 | Rio Negro | 0.2% |
Primary pupils in extended or full-day schools (%) (2025)
Cordoba ranks 3 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils in extended or full-day schools (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Fe | 99.5% |
| 2 | Chaco | 86.8% |
| 3 | Cordoba | 64.1% |
| 4 | Buenos Aires City | 51.7% |
| 5 | Buenos Aires Province | 48.2% |
| 6 | San Juan | 47.1% |
| 7 | Catamarca | 23.4% |
Students in state-run schools (%) (2025)
Cordoba ranks 23 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Students in state-run schools (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Tucuman | 74.0% |
| 19 | Entre Rios | 71.9% |
| 20 | Misiones | 71.1% |
| 21 | Santa Fe | 70.0% |
| 22 | Buenos Aires Province | 68.0% |
| 23 | Cordoba | 65.8% |
| 24 | Buenos Aires City | 48.6% |
Change in mainstream enrolment, 2019-2025 (%) (2025)
Cordoba ranks 11 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Change in mainstream enrolment, 2019-2025 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chaco | -2.6% |
| 9 | Salta | -2.6% |
| 10 | Buenos Aires Province | -2.9% |
| 11 | Cordoba | -3.0% |
| 12 | Mendoza | -3.2% |
| 13 | Corrientes | -3.7% |
| 14 | San Luis | -3.7% |
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Sources
- Secretaria de Educacion, Ministerio de Capital Humano: Anuario Estadistico Educativo 2025 (Relevamiento Anual 2025): tables 2.1.3, 2.3.3, 2.3.5, 2.3.8, 2.4.3, 2.4.5, 2.4.12, 2.4.20 and 5.1, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ac96949a8c48…)
- Ministerio de Educacion de la Nacion: Anuario Estadistico Educativo 2019 (Relevamiento Anual 2019): tables 2.1.3, 2.3.3, 2.3.5, 2.4.3 and 2.4.5, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9e3340462cf2…)
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