Youth an adult’s secondary schools: Buenos Aires, 2001-2022

Abstract

This article presents results of the processes of reconfiguration of secondary school based on the extension of compulsory schooling. It focuses on the secondary school and the modality intended for the education of youths and adults. This article analyzes the case of the Buenos Aires province of Argentina, one of the 24 jurisdictions in the country. It uses statistical and legal data in this work. Regulation changes, the evolution of enrolment and its attributes (age and sex), and the graduation rate are all investigated. The evolution of this and the common secondary school are contrasted. We utilize official statistics on education that encompass the whole field of the modality. A rise of the modality is seen in the stage under investigation, which appears to be connected to the formation of terminality programs and increased flexibility. Consequently, there is an expansion that, while occurring, fails in encompassing the full potential population.