Studying in Argentina, the so called “Latin America docta” is considered to have a convoluted(or confused) history. Until, the election of president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1868-1874) there was no effective education plan in the country. Once, he assumed duties made sure to update the country with practices in developed countries. He also encouraged the immigration and settling of educators from Europe and built many schools and public libraries throughout the country. This program doubled the enrollment of students during his term. Even today, teacher's day is celebrated on September 11, to commemorates his death.

In 1884, during the rule of Julio Argentino Roca, made secular education compulsory and free. Though, the announcement led to disagreement between the Argentine State and the Catholic Church. In spite of all these problems, the higher education of the country has been able to reach worldwide levels of excellence in the sixties. The education system in Argentina can be divided into three phases:

First Phase: Grade 1st - 9th ( Educación General Básica or EGB). This group is further categorized into three stages, called ciclos ("cycles"):
1.EGB I: 1st, 2nd and 3rd school years
2.EGB II: 4th, 5th and 6th school years
3.EGB III: 7th, 8th and 9th school years
Second Phase: secondary education also called Polimodal, which usually last two to three more years.
Third Phase: College education

Primary education
Children between the age group of 6 to 14 are accepted for primary education. It is mandatory to all students, although desertion is high in some parts of the country. Even the existing rules are rarely enforced to prevent this situation.

Secondary education
This phase allows the student to choose his/her stream. Though, it is not yet obligatory but students can't enter college with completing this stage. Earlier, most secondary schools in Argentina, contained grades 8th and 9th, plus Polimodal (old secondary) but then started converting to accept also 7th grade students.

College education
The country still maintains a network of 39 National universities, which is financed by the Ministry of Education, since 1946. Argentina also have abundant of private and parochial universities; but, their cost often reserves them only to more affluent students. In total, more than 1.2 million students attend institutions of higher learning in Argentina.