Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Argentina

Argentina: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 42.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
42.3%
World rank
21st
of 144 countries
All-time high
74.2%
in 1960
All-time low
42.3%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Argentina, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 74.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 73.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 72.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 70.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 67.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 62.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 57.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 53.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 49.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 42.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 42.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 42.3% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Argentina peaked at 74.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2010.

Argentina ranks 21st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Argentina, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 74.2%
1965 73.9% -0.5%
1970 72.7% -1.6%
1975 70.8% -2.6%
1980 67.3% -4.9%
1985 62.8% -6.7%
1990 57.5% -8.4%
1995 53.5% -7.0%
2000 49.4% -7.7%
2005 42.5% -14.0%
2010 42.3% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 74.0% 73.9% 74.2% 2
1970s 71.7% 70.8% 72.7% 2
1980s 65.0% 62.8% 67.3% 2
1990s 55.5% 53.5% 57.5% 2
2000s 45.9% 42.5% 49.4% 2
2010s 42.3% 42.3% 42.3% 1

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 18 Namibia 47.3% compare
  2. 19 Myanmar 46.8% compare
  3. 20 Portugal 43.3% compare
  4. 22 Guatemala 41.7% compare
  5. 23 Papua New Guinea 40.6% compare
  6. 24 Maldives 40.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Argentina?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Argentina was 42.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2010.
How does Argentina rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Argentina ranks 21st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)