Overview
- A Focus Market survey pegs the 20-item primary school basket at ARS 63,636, a 12% year-over-year rise that sits below overall inflation.
- A basic primary combo with a guardapolvo and a simple pencil case totals ARS 118,863, up 12% from 2025, while a premium option with a wheeled backpack and licensed two-tier case reaches ARS 241,088, up 4%.
- For secondary students, the full 28-item kit costs ARS 68,593, up 26% year over year, and adding a backpack and canopla lifts the outlay to ARS 95,592, up 15%.
- Technology sharply raises costs: a package with a 15-inch notebook, laser printer, headset and 300 MB internet service is estimated at ARS 1,115,597, up 7%, with connectivity cited as a faster-rising category.
- Wide price gaps shape budgets, with backpacks ranging from about ARS 20,999 to ARS 133,924 and pencil cases from ARS 19,000 to ARS 28,300, as families plan purchases under the confirmed 2026 calendar of 190 school days starting Feb. 25 in CABA and Mar. 2 in Buenos Aires Province.