Argentina vs Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Argentina
3.49 million number
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean
53.57 million number
in 2019
Argentina rank
29th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
27th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 53.57 million number against 3.49 million number in Argentina, a difference of 50.08 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 15.3 times Argentina's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 203 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 2.18 million number 30.36 million number 28.18 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 2.38 million number 39.21 million number 36.83 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 2.95 million number 45.56 million number 42.61 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 3.28 million number 51.25 million number 47.96 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 3.51 million number 53.45 million number 49.95 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Argentina or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 53.57 million number against 3.49 million number in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
50.08 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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