Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Argentina
Argentina: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 108.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Argentina, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 108.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Argentina peaked at 108.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 25th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79.8% | — |
| 1971 | 80.9% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 84.2% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 84.6% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 84.6% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 85.5% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 87.2% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 88.8% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 90.2% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 91.8% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 93.0% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 91.6% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 96.5% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 93.3% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 96.4% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 102.7% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 105.3% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 105.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 105.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 103.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 103.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 102.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 102.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 102.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 103.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 104.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 106.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 106.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 107.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 106.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 107.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 107.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 108.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 108.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.4% | 79.8% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.2% | 86.0% | 93.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 93.3% | 102.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 104.0% | 102.4% | 105.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.3% | 106.4% | 108.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 22 Iceland 109.1% compare
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 108.7% compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 108.5% compare
- 26 Lithuania 108.2% compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 108.1% compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 107.9% compare
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Argentina?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Argentina was 108.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 108.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Argentina ranks 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and 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.