Argentina vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Primary education, pupils

Argentina
4.58 million
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
15.66 million
in 2024
Argentina rank
37th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
40th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Argentina
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 15.66 million against 4.58 million in Argentina, a difference of 11.08 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.4 times Argentina's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 37th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 206 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.57 million 15.59 million 12.02 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 4.48 million 16.49 million 12.00 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 5.01 million 17.16 million 12.14 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 4.93 million 15.98 million 11.05 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 4.63 million 14.54 million 9.91 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 4.63 million 15.62 million 10.99 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Argentina or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 15.66 million against 4.58 million in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
11.08 million, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Argentina ranks 37th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.