Enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina
Argentina: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 2.31 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
2.31 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
23rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
2.31 million number
in 2017
All-time low
512,830 number
in 1970
Years of data
41
1970–2017
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina stood at 2.31 million number. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina peaked at 2.31 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 512,830 number, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 23rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 512,830 number | — |
| 1971 | 527,787 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 548,641 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 584,621 number | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 622,900 number | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 650,902 number | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 673,354 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 680,316 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 685,030 number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 684,513 number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 701,970 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 725,620 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 743,742 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 752,516 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 850,667 number | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 942,768 number | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 962,776 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 979,740 number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.02 million number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1.35 million number | +31.9% |
| 1997 | 1.27 million number | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.63 million number | +27.8% |
| 1999 | 1.87 million number | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 1.95 million number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.99 million number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.98 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.99 million number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.01 million number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.00 million number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.01 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.03 million number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.07 million number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.13 million number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.17 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.21 million number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.23 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.25 million number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.26 million number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.28 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.30 million number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.31 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 617,089 number | 512,830 number | 685,030 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 853,564 number | 701,970 number | 1.02 million number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.53 million number | 1.27 million number | 1.87 million number | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.01 million number | 1.95 million number | 2.13 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 million number | 2.17 million number | 2.31 million number | 8 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Argentina was 2.31 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 512,830 number in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Argentina ranks 23rd out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.