Argentina vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary completion rate, female

Argentina
99.9%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
68.1%
in 2024
Argentina rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

Primary completion rate, female over time

  • Argentina
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 99.9% against 68.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 31.8%.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 189 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 81.1% 41.2% 40.0% Argentina
1990s 98.2% 47.9% 50.3% Argentina
2000s 99.9% 53.8% 46.1% Argentina
2010s 103.9% 64.3% 39.6% Argentina
2020s 101.4% 68.0% 33.5% Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary completion rate, female, Argentina or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Argentina, at 99.9% against 68.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary completion rate, female between Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
31.8%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for primary completion rate, female?
Argentina ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,295 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.