Is corporal punishment allowed in schools in Argentina?

Banned

Corporal punishment of children is prohibited nationwide since 2016.

Argentina is one of 41 countries classified “Banned” for corporal punishment in schools — 84% of the 49 with data.

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: School corporal punishment
Last checked
17 September 2026
How it was classified
Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.

Nearby countries

Bolivia
Banned Corporal punishment in schools is prohibited nationwide under the 2014 Children and Adolescents Code.
Brazil
Banned Corporal punishment in schools is prohibited nationwide under the 2014 amendment to the Code on Children and Adolescents.
Colombia
Banned Private and public schools are banned from using physical abuse, though applicability to indigenous communities is unclear.
Venezuela
Banned Corporal punishment in schools was prohibited in 2007 under the Law for the Protection of Children and Adolescents.
Costa Rica
Banned Corporal punishment in schools has been banned nationwide since 2008.
Sierra Leone
Legal Corporal punishment is currently legal in Sierra Leonean schools.

Other laws in Argentina

Death Penalty
Fully abolished
Gun Laws
Permissive
Military Conscription
No conscription
Jury Trials
Limited use / mixed courts

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