Argentina vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Argentina
4.28 million number
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
36.94 million number
in 2019
Argentina rank
36th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
38th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 36.94 million number against 4.28 million number in Argentina, a difference of 32.66 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.6 times Argentina's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 205 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.27 million number 41.11 million number 38.83 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 2.57 million number 38.58 million number 36.01 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 3.37 million number 43.35 million number 39.98 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 4.15 million number 42.58 million number 38.43 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 4.22 million number 36.11 million number 31.89 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Argentina or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 36.94 million number against 4.28 million number in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
32.66 million number, 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)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Argentina and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.