Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Argentina
Argentina: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total was 0.3 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Argentina, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Argentina stood at 0.3.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Argentina peaked at 0.38 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 1960.
Argentina ranks 85th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.11 | — |
| 1965 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.14 | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.18 | +28.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2 | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3 | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 0.37 | +23.3% |
| 1995 | 0.38 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3 | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 0.33 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 | -9.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.42, 71% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.37, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.115 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.25 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.375 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.315 | 0.3 | 0.33 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.53 (1991)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.27 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 323,957 (2008)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Argentina?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Argentina was 0.3 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 1960.
- How does Argentina rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Argentina ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 tertiary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.