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

Argentina
2.13 million number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean
30.53 million number
in 2019
Argentina rank
32nd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th

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

  • Argentina
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 30.53 million number against 2.13 million number in Argentina, a difference of 28.40 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 14.3 times Argentina's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 205 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 899,498 number 19.85 million number 18.95 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 997,283 number 24.34 million number 23.34 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 1.40 million number 28.14 million number 26.74 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 2.05 million number 30.84 million number 28.79 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 2.11 million number 31.54 million number 29.43 million number Latin America & Caribbean

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?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 30.53 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?
28.40 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th 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.