Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Argentina
Argentina: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 48.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Argentina, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 48.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Argentina peaked at 49.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 1960.
That places Argentina 66th 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: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.8% | — |
| 1965 | 16.4% | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 19.4% | +17.7% |
| 1975 | 21.7% | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 25.7% | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 27.8% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 30.7% | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 36.7% | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 41.3% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.6% | 14.8% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 20.5% | 19.4% | 21.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.8% | 25.7% | 27.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 30.7% | 36.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 41.3% | 49.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 48.6% | 48.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Argentina?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Argentina was 48.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 1960.
- How does Argentina rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Argentina ranks 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)