Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Argentina

Argentina: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 131.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
131.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 188 countries
All-time high
131.0%
in 2017
All-time low
99.8%
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Argentina, 1998–2017

0501001501998200720171998: 99.8 %1999: 114.4 %2000: 117.1 %2001: 116.7 %2002: 115 %2003: 112.9 %2004: 113.3 %2005: 111.6 %2006: 110.2 %2007: 111.1 %2008: 113.8 %2009: 120.2 %2010: 125.9 %2011: 122.9 %2012: 125.6 %2013: 126.7 %2014: 127.3 %2015: 128 %2016: 130.6 %2017: 131 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Argentina stood at 131.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Argentina peaked at 131.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 1998.

Argentina ranks 5th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Argentina, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 99.8%
1999 114.4% +14.6%
2000 117.1% +2.4%
2001 116.7% -0.4%
2002 115.0% -1.5%
2003 112.9% -1.8%
2004 113.3% +0.4%
2005 111.6% -1.5%
2006 110.2% -1.2%
2007 111.1% +0.8%
2008 113.8% +2.5%
2009 120.2% +5.6%
2010 125.9% +4.7%
2011 122.9% -2.4%
2012 125.6% +2.3%
2013 126.7% +0.9%
2014 127.3% +0.5%
2015 128.0% +0.5%
2016 130.6% +2.1%
2017 131.0% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 107.1% 99.8% 114.4% 2
2000s 114.2% 110.2% 120.2% 10
2010s 127.2% 122.9% 131.0% 8

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 2 Costa Rica 139.0% compare
  2. 3 Algeria 136.8% compare
  3. 4 Netherlands 135.4% compare
  4. 6 Uruguay 124.9% compare
  5. 7 Thailand 124.5% compare
  6. 8 Antigua and Barbuda 124.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Argentina?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Argentina was 131.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 131.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 1998.
How does Argentina rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Argentina ranks 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.