Argentina vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Argentina
13.27 years
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
11.94 years
in 2024
Argentina rank
30th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
33rd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 13.27 years against 11.94 years in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 1.33 years.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 30th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 33rd of 213 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 12.63 years 7.41 years 5.21 years Argentina
2000s 12.81 years 7.72 years 5.09 years Argentina
2010s 13.2 years 11.28 years 1.92 years Argentina
2020s 13.34 years 11.94 years 1.4 years Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Argentina or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
Argentina, at 13.27 years against 11.94 years in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Argentina and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
1.33 years, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Argentina and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 30th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 33rd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release