Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Argentina
Argentina: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.06 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Argentina, 1970–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Argentina stood at 1.06. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Argentina peaked at 1.06 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9096, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 7th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9096 | — |
| 1980 | 1.01 | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 0.9747 | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.02 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.02 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.02 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | +1.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.06 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9879, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1.06 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9096 | 0.9096 | 0.9096 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9747 | 0.9747 | 0.9747 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.53 (1991)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.27 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Argentina?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Argentina was 1.06 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9096 in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Argentina ranks 7th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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