Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Argentina
Argentina: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female was 6.96 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female 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 20-24, female in Argentina is 6.96, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Argentina peaked at 6.96 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.45, in 1960.
Argentina ranks 13th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.45 | — |
| 1965 | 5.51 | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 5.81 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 6.01 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 6.28 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 6.41 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 6.57 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 6.7 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 6.78 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 6.93 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 6.96 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.48 | 5.45 | 5.51 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.91 | 5.81 | 6.01 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.35 | 6.28 | 6.41 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.63 | 6.57 | 6.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.86 | 6.78 | 6.93 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.96 | 6.96 | 6.96 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 10 Bulgaria 7.73 compare
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.05 compare
- 12 Trinidad and Tobago 6.97 compare
- 14 Botswana 6.85 compare
- 15 Zimbabwe 6.84 compare
- 16 South Africa 6.83 compare
More education data for Argentina
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 91,719 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 791,112 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 773,753 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.56 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Argentina?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Argentina was 6.96 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 20-24, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 6.96 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.45 in 1960.
- How does Argentina rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Argentina ranks 13th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 20-24.