Argentina vs United States: Share of the world's population with formal basic education
Argentina
1.3%
in 2020
United States
0.9%
in 2020
Argentina rank
14th
United States rank
15th
Share of the world's population with formal basic education over time
- Argentina
- United States
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1.3% against 0.9% in United States, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.4 times United States's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 14th and United States ranks 15th of 25 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.3% | 3.9% | 9.5% | Argentina |
| 1960s | 10.1% | 2.8% | 7.3% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 2.1% | 5.3% | Argentina |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 1.8% | 3.6% | Argentina |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.5% | 2.2% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the world's population with formal basic education, Argentina or United States?
- Argentina, at 1.3% against 0.9% in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the world's population with formal basic education between Argentina and United States?
- 0.4%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Argentina and United States rank globally for share of the world's population with formal basic education?
- Argentina ranks 14th and United States ranks 15th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank (2024); van Zanden, J. et al.; Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the world's population with formal basic education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15 or older who have not received some kind of formal primary, secondary, or tertiary education.