Argentina vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Argentina
2.13 million number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
28.98 million number
in 2019
Argentina rank
32nd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 28.98 million number against 2.13 million number in Argentina, a difference of 26.85 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.6 times Argentina's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 205 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 899,498 number 18.35 million number 17.45 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 997,283 number 22.75 million number 21.76 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 1.40 million number 26.55 million number 25.15 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 2.05 million number 29.09 million number 27.04 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 2.11 million number 29.89 million number 27.78 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Argentina or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 28.98 million number against 2.13 million number in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
26.85 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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