Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Argentina
Argentina: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 837,660 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Argentina, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Argentina is 837,660 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Argentina peaked at 837,660 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 112,949 number, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 22nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 112,949 number | — |
| 1971 | 121,131 number | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 130,188 number | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 144,624 number | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 159,983 number | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 185,743 number | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 203,015 number | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 216,510 number | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 265,871 number | +22.8% |
| 1982 | 287,100 number | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 302,809 number | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 327,586 number | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 348,639 number | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 360,504 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 379,344 number | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 401,873 number | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 562,719 number | +40.0% |
| 1997 | 571,665 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 586,247 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 593,012 number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 623,350 number | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 627,360 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 628,440 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 625,498 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 644,074 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 661,501 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 664,119 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 681,321 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 709,155 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 724,722 number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 734,308 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 735,949 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 756,510 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 775,346 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 790,826 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 810,178 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 823,290 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 837,660 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 159,268 number | 112,949 number | 216,510 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 334,216 number | 265,871 number | 401,873 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 578,411 number | 562,719 number | 593,012 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 658,954 number | 623,350 number | 724,722 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 783,008 number | 734,308 number | 837,660 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 288,776 (2008)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Argentina?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Argentina was 837,660 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 837,660 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,949 number in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Argentina ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.