Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Argentina
Argentina: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 41.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Argentina, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Argentina stood at 41.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Argentina peaked at 73.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2010.
That places Argentina 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.4% | — |
| 1965 | 73.0% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 72.4% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 69.8% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 66.4% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 56.9% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.2% | 73.0% | 73.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 71.1% | 69.8% | 72.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 64.2% | 62.0% | 66.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 55.1% | 53.3% | 56.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 42.5% | 49.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 41.9% | 41.9% | 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Argentina?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Argentina was 41.9% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2010.
- How does Argentina rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Argentina ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)