Education in Argentina is a {responsibility|accountability} shared by the national {government|federal government}, the {provinces|regions} and {federal|federal government} district and private institutions, {though|even though} basic guidelines have {historically|in times past} been set by the Ministry of Education.
Closely associated in Argentina with President Domingo Sarmiento's assertion that "the sovereign should be {educated|knowledgeable}" ("sovereign" referring to the {people|men and women}), education has been {extended|expanded} nearly universally and its {maintenance|routine maintenance} remains central to political and {cultural|national} debate. Even though education at all levels, including universities, has always been free, there is a large number of private schools and universities.
The education in Argentina {known as the|referred to as the} Latin {American|United states} docta has had a {convoluted|really complicated} history.
There was no effective {education|education and learning} plan until President Domingo Sarmiento (1868-1874) placed emphasis on bringing Argentina up-to-date with practices in developed countries.
Sarmiento {encouraged|prompted} the immigration and settling of European educators and built schools and public libraries throughout the country, in a programme that finally doubled the {enrollment|subscription} of students during his {term|expression}; in Argentina.
Teacher's Day (on {September|November} 11) commemorates his death. The first national laws mandating universal, compulsory, free and secular education (Law 1420 of Common Education) were {sanctioned|given approval} in 1884 during the {administration|current administration} of President Julio Roca.
The non-religious character of this system, which forbade parochial schools from {issuing|delivering} official degrees {directly|specifically} but only through a {public|general public} university, harmed the relations {between the|relating to the} Argentine State and the Catholic {Church|Religious organization}.
Leading to {resistance|amount of resistance} from the local clergy and a heated {conflict|struggle} with the Holy {See|Discover} ({through the|throughout the} Papal Nuncio).