Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Argentina
Argentina: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total was 5.9 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Argentina, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Argentina is 5.9, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Argentina peaked at 6.89 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.49, in 1960.
That places Argentina 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.49 | — |
| 1965 | 5.6 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 5.75 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 6.02 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 6.15 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 6.45 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 6.54 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 6.66 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 6.78 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.89 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 5.9 | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.54 | 5.49 | 5.6 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.88 | 5.75 | 6.02 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.3 | 6.15 | 6.45 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.6 | 6.54 | 6.66 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.83 | 6.78 | 6.89 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 1 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.74 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.4238 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,452 (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 36,324 (2008)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.37 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1901 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Argentina?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Argentina was 5.9 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 6.89 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.49 in 1960.
- How does Argentina rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Argentina ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.