The ranking holds 155 schools in Argentina with an international accreditation or an authorised programme. IB programmes at 56 of them. Cambridge, IGCSE and A-Level, at 96. A preschool section at 105. A year of school costs from $2 778 to $40 000.
5 schools publish a monthly fee rather than a yearly one and do not say how many payments they charge over a school year. We count such a year as ten payments: that is the number charged by the schools that do state it, and that is how long the school year runs in most countries of the ranking.
The median fee for a year of school in Argentina is $11 012. That is 10th for affordability out of 19 countries in the ranking. A comparison only means anything at a single exchange rate, so every figure is converted to dollars from one weekly snapshot.
| Country | Median a year | Schools | With an IB programme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | $4 622 | 8 | 63% |
| Tajikistan | $4 996 | 13 | 0% |
| Kyrgyzstan | $6 324 | 26 | 8% |
| Uzbekistan | $6 525 | 47 | 19% |
| Georgia | $7 897 | 29 | 17% |
| Chile | $7 995 | 57 | 65% |
| Azerbaijan | $8 824 | 28 | 36% |
| Kazakhstan | $10 026 | 89 | 26% |
| Armenia | $10 295 | 15 | 33% |
| Argentina | $11 012 | 155 | 36% |
| Cyprus | $11 501 | 38 | 29% |
| Uruguay | $11 638 | 28 | 39% |
| Montenegro | $13 313 | 9 | 33% |
| Thailand | $15 618 | 189 | 22% |
| Serbia | $15 799 | 21 | 29% |
| Brazil | $18 195 | 176 | 55% |
| Vietnam | $18 889 | 137 | 18% |
| Turkey | $21 233 | 216 | 46% |
| Israel | $29 188 | 15 | 40% |
The median is steadier than the average: one school charging three times the rest does not shift it. It is taken from the top of a school's fee range, that is from the senior stage, which is what families budget for. Free state schools are left out of the median, or it would stop answering the question of what you pay.
| Cheapest | $2 778 a year | Belgrano Day School |
| Median | $11 012 a year | top of the fee range at 11 schools with a published fee |
| Most expensive | $40 000 a year | Asociación Escuelas Lincoln |
| Free | 1 school | Escuela Normal Superior en Lenguas Vivas «Sofía Esther Broquen de Spangenberg» |
Figures are converted to dollars at a weekly rate; schools publish their fees in their own currency. One-off charges, meals, transport and uniform are not included unless the school says otherwise. Fees for schools in Argentina are taken from published price lists, not from what third parties say.
8 % of schools in Argentina name a fee on their own site (12 of 155). Across the whole ranking of 1296 schools it is 35 %. We read every school's site and worked out what schools write instead of a sum, and why openness follows the country and the network rather than the school: the study of school fees →
150 of the 155 schools in the ranking are private. The other 5 are state schools, set out below. The type of school does not affect the score: private and state schools sit in one list and are scored by the same formula, and only verifiable data moves the number.
1 school in Argentina teaches an international programme with no tuition fee: Escuela Normal Superior en Lenguas Vivas «Sofía Esther Broquen de Spangenberg». On value for money such schools get the top score, because they sit outside the price range altogether.
5 schools with an international accreditation are funded by the state: Escuela Normal Superior en Lenguas Vivas «Sofía Esther Broquen de Spangenberg», Escuela Municipal Paula Albarracín de Sarmiento (EMPAS), Modern School, Sworn Junior College Belgrano, Escuela de Educacion Media N 1 D.E. 7 'Julieta Lanteri'. Admission to these schools is usually competitive, and tuition is free or markedly cheaper than at a private school. In the ranking they stand alongside private schools and are scored on the same nine criteria.
Schools in Argentina with an IB programme (56): Instituto Ballester (Deutsche Schule Villa Ballester), Asociación Cultural Pestalozzi, Escuela Normal Superior en Lenguas Vivas «Sofía Esther Broquen de Spangenberg», St. George's College North, Villa Devoto School, Colegio San Patricio, Belgrano Day School, Holy Trinity College, Colegio San Jorge Mendoza, St. Andrew's Scots School, Escuela Municipal Paula Albarracín de Sarmiento (EMPAS), Colegio San Patricio de Lujan, Northlands (кампус Olivos), Colegio Mark Twain, St. Catherine's Moorlands School, sede Belgrano, St. Xavier's College (Colegio San Javier), Asociación Escuelas Lincoln, Colegio San Marcos / St. Mark's College, St. Mary's International College, Northern International School, Austin ebs, St. George's College - Quilmes, Colegio Alemán Córdoba, St John's Pilar, Southern International School, Orange Day School, Woodville School, Northlands A.C.B. (кампус Nordelta), Instituto Nuevo Siglo, Colegio Santa María, Islands International School, Dover High School, Colegio Tarbut, Poplars School, St. Francis School, St. Matthew's College North (Sede Norte), Escuela Goethe Rosario, Saint Mary of the Hills School, Sede Fundadora, Saint Mary of the Hills School, Sede Pilar, Colegio San Ignacio (St. Ignatius' College), Holmberg Schule, St. Catherine's Moorlands School - Tortuguitas, St. Matthew's College, Sede Fundadora, St John's Beccar, Colegio La Salle (Asociación Educacionista Argentina), La Salle Argüello, Instituto Santa Brígida, Colegio de Todos Los Santos, Deutsche Schule Temperley, Colegio Lincoln, Colegio Palermo Chico, Instituto Wolfsohn, Saint Patrick College, Sunrise School, Colegio Montessori de Lujan, Instituto de Educacion San Jorge. Authorisation is confirmed against the International Baccalaureate register.
The British Cambridge programme - IGCSE and A-Level - is taught at 96 schools in Argentina: United High School, St. George's College North, Villa Devoto School, Bartolomé Mitre Day School (Sede Gral. Rodríguez), Belgrano Day School, Holy Trinity College, Colegio Ward, Bede's Grammar School, Lomas High School - Colegio Superior de Lomas, Master College, St. Andrew's Scots School, Wellspring School, Riverside School, Colegio York, Northlands (кампус Olivos), Colegio San Cirano, St. Xavier's College (Colegio San Javier), Florida Day School, Modern School, Colegio San Marcos / St. Mark's College, St. Mary's International College, Northern International School, Godspell College, St Luke's College - Sede Olivos, Michael Ham Memorial College, St. George's College - Quilmes, Southern International School, Saint Charles College, Bartolomé Mitre Day School (Sede Moreno), Orange Day School, Colegio Bilingüe Neuquén, Colegio Santa Ethnea, William Shakespeare School, Woodville School, Colegio Bilingüe Los Olivos, Barker College, Northlands A.C.B. (кампус Nordelta), St. Philip the Apostle College - Colegio San Felipe Apostol, Escuela Argentina Modelo, St. Alban's College, St. Hilda's College, Colegio Holy Cross, Washington School, Colegio Santa María, Ryan's College, San Isidro Delta School, Colegio Santos Unidos, Buenos Aires Christian School, Colegio Bayard, Dailan School & Sports, Del Viso Day School, Colegio El Buen Ayre, St Luke's College - Sede Haras Santa Maria, Colegio Bilingüe Las Victorias, Instituto Vuelta del Ombú, Islands International School, Eccleston School, Colegio El Torreón, Escuela Privada Ranelagh, Instituto Jesús en el Huerto de los Olivos, Colegio Tarbut, Poplars School, Chaltel College, Colegio San Nicolas, San Isidro College, Colegio Del Solar, Colegio Los Álamos, Saint Mary of the Hills School, Sede Fundadora, Saint Mary of the Hills School, Sede Pilar, Colegio San Ignacio (St. Ignatius' College), St. Brendan's College, SGS Loma Verde Bilingual School, Academia Argüello, Colegio Babar, Pilgrims' College - Sede Pacheco, Colegio Alas - Jardín Los Pinitos, Sworn Junior College Belgrano, Sworn Junior College Pacheco, Colegio Nuestra Señora de la Unidad, The Global School, St Gregory's College, Colegio Confluencia, St. Margaret's School, Colegio Cardenal Pironio, Pilgrims' College - Sede San Isidro, Balmoral College, Colegio Rio de la Plata, Colegio Las Candelas, Colegio Cardenal Newman, Aberdare College, Colegio Tierra del Sur, William Caxton School, Nightingale School, Colegio Portezuelo, Port School Madero, Colegio Santa Teresa del Nino Jesus.
A facility counts only when the school names it outright on its own site: a modern campus is not a swimming pool. Swimming pool: 6 schools · Boarding: 1 school · School transport: 1 school.
Comparing schools on a single feature is useless: the most expensive is not the best, and a famous name says nothing about what is backed by documents. The score is therefore built from nine criteria with different weights - from academic programmes and accreditation to facilities, clubs and fees relative to other schools in the country.
A criterion counts towards the score only when there is verifiable data behind it. That is why every score says how many of the nine criteria were counted: at schools in Argentina that is 6.4 out of 9 on average. A school with a detailed site and a school with no site cannot earn an equally reliable score, and that is shown rather than hidden.
Ratings and reviews from Google Maps, Yandex Maps and 2GIS are not used: their terms forbid aggregation. Only verified reviews left here count. Full methodology →
The ranking holds 155 schools with an international accreditation or an authorised programme: Buenos Aires - 72, Córdoba - 4, San Isidro - 4, Rosario - 3, Mendoza - 3, Del Viso - 3, Vicente López - 3, Belya Vista - 3, Don Torkuato - 3, Olivos - 3, La Plata - 2, Lomas de Samora - 2, Pilar - 2, Akassuso - 2, Kheneral Pacheko - 2, Martines - 2, Neuken - 2, Chakras de Koriya - 2, Río Cuarto - 1, Mar del Plata - 1, Salta - 1, Tucuman - 1, Corrientes - 1, General Roca - 1, Cipolletti - 1, Bariloche - 1, Río Gallegos - 1, Remedios de Eskalada - 1, El Palomar - 1, Guaymalen - 1, Itusayngo - 1, San Lorenso - 1, Benavides - 1, Tandil - 1, Loma Verde - 1, Kherlingem - 1, Pablo Noges - 1, Pinamar - 1, Vilya Sarmento - 1, Moreno - 1, Kheneral Rodriges - 1, Bulon - 1, Nordelta - 1, Baiya Blanka - 1, San Khuan - 1, Gualeguaychu - 1, Inkhenero Maschvits - 1, Adroge - 1, San Fernando - 1, Eskobar - 1, Temperley - 1, Bekkar - 1, Vilya Alende - 1, Ranela - 1, Florida - 1, Gobernador Virazoro - 1. Every school says where its accreditation came from: found in a public register, confirmed by a document from the school, or claimed by the school with nothing behind it. We do not hide a claim, but it does not go into the score.
The median fee in Argentina is $11 012 a year. That is 10th for affordability out of 19 countries in the ranking. Cheaper: Paraguay, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Chile, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia. The comparison only holds inside one year: all fees are converted into dollars at one weekly rate.
Yes, 1: Escuela Normal Superior en Lenguas Vivas «Sofía Esther Broquen de Spangenberg». This is a state school where the international programme runs with no tuition fee. It stands in the ranking on equal terms with private ones.
We look the school up in the public register of the organisation itself. There are ten such registers today: International Baccalaureate, Cambridge International, CIS, NEASC, COBIS, AEFE, MSA (Middle States Association), Cognia, Pearson Edexcel and the network of German schools abroad. The list grows with the geography of the ranking: a new country usually has an organisation of its own. An accreditation found in a register is marked green and goes into the score. One confirmed only by a document from the school is yellow, and weighs less. One claimed in words is red, and the school's accreditation score is then the lowest. Membership of a network or an association is counted apart: a school joins a network, but earns an accreditation, so membership weighs one step lower. That is why a school calling itself international and a school standing in the ranking are two different things.