Enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina
Argentina: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 2.27 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.27 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
26th
of 218 countries
All-time high
2.27 million
in 2023
All-time low
512,830
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2023
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina is 2.27 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina peaked at 2.27 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 512,830, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 26th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 512,830 | — |
| 1971 | 527,787 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 548,641 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 584,621 | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 622,900 | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 650,902 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 673,354 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 680,316 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 685,030 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 684,513 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 701,970 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 725,620 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 743,742 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 752,516 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 850,667 | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 942,768 | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 962,776 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 979,740 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.02 million | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.35 million | +31.9% |
| 1997 | 1.27 million | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.63 million | +27.8% |
| 1999 | 1.87 million | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 1.95 million | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.99 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.98 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.99 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.01 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.00 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.01 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.03 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.07 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.13 million | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.96 million | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 2.03 million | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.07 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.08 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.09 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.09 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.12 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.13 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.13 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.18 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.26 million | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.26 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.27 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 617,089 | 512,830 | 685,030 | 10 |
| 1980s | 853,564 | 701,970 | 1.02 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.53 million | 1.27 million | 1.87 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.01 million | 1.95 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 million | 1.96 million | 2.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 million | 2.18 million | 2.27 million | 4 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina was 2.27 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 512,830 in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Argentina ranks 26th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release