Education in Santa Fe, Argentina: official figures
807,642 students were enrolled in mainstream education in Santa Fe in 2025: 104,571 in pre-school, 377,693 in primary, 257,040 in secondary and 68,338 in non-university higher education (7.3% of Argentina's 11.13 million).
Is school enrolment falling in Santa Fe?
Mainstream enrolment in Santa Fe went from 823,548 in 2019 to 807,642 in 2025, a change of -1.9% (Argentina: -3.5%); pre-school enrolment changed by -16.8% (Argentina: -19.8%).
Source: Ministerio de Educacion de la Nacion · saved copyHow many students in Santa Fe go to public schools?
70.0% of students in Santa Fe attended state-run schools and colleges in 2025, 4th 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 Santa Fe?
39,775 of the 257,040 secondary school students in Santa Fe in 2025 were repeating a year, 15.5%, the highest of Argentina's 24 jurisdictions (Argentina: 5.9%); in 2019 the share was 11.5%.
Source: Secretaria de Educacion, Ministerio de Capital Humano · saved copyHow many pupils in Santa Fe have a full school day?
99.5% of primary pupils in Santa Fe attended schools with an extended or full school day in 2025, the 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 Santa Fe?
21,480 students graduated from secondary school in Santa Fe in 2024 (4.7% of Argentina's 461,497), while 10,985 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 Santa Fe?
Santa Fe had 3,781 school and college units in mainstream education in 2025, with 51,751 teaching and other staff posts.
Source: Secretaria de Educacion, Ministerio de Capital Humano · saved copyMore figures
- In primary school, 5,016 of 377,693 pupils in Santa Fe were repeating a grade in 2025, 1.3%, 11th highest of Argentina's 24 jurisdictions (Argentina: 2.0%; Santa Fe in 2019: 1.1%). Source: Secretaria de Educacion, Ministerio de Capital Humano · saved copy
How Santa Fe compares with other provinces
Secondary students repeating a year (%) (2025)
Santa Fe ranks 1 of 24, highest first. Repeaters as a share of secondary enrolment, mainstream education.
| Rank | Region | Secondary students repeating a year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Fe | 15.5% |
| 2 | Santa Cruz | 14.8% |
| 3 | San Juan | 11.9% |
| 4 | Salta | 11.4% |
| 5 | La Pampa | 11.2% |
| 6 | Chaco | 10.2% |
| 7 | Formosa | 9.8% |
Primary pupils repeating a grade (%) (2025)
Santa Fe ranks 11 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils repeating a grade (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Mendoza | 2.0% |
| 9 | Catamarca | 1.4% |
| 10 | Chaco | 1.4% |
| 11 | Santa Fe | 1.3% |
| 12 | Salta | 1.2% |
| 13 | La Rioja | 1.0% |
| 14 | Formosa | 1.0% |
Primary pupils in extended or full-day schools (%) (2025)
Santa Fe ranks 1 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)
Santa Fe ranks 21 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)
Santa Fe ranks 5 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Change in mainstream enrolment, 2019-2025 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Misiones | -0.2% |
| 3 | Rio Negro | -1.1% |
| 4 | Tierra del Fuego | -1.8% |
| 5 | Santa Fe | -1.9% |
| 6 | San Juan | -2.1% |
| 7 | Tucuman | -2.3% |
| 8 | Chaco | -2.6% |
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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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