Lower secondary completion rate, female in Argentina
Argentina: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 98.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Argentina, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in Argentina is 98.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Argentina peaked at 109.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 1971.
That places Argentina 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.3% | — |
| 1971 | 19.9% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | +321.4% |
| 2000 | 89.9% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 79.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 88.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 109.5% | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 101.1% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.6% | 19.9% | 21.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 83.8% | 83.8% | 83.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.5% | 79.4% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 83.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.0% | 98.2% | 109.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.74 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.4238 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,452 (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 36,324 (2008)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.37 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.1901 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Argentina?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Argentina was 98.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 109.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 1971.
- How does Argentina rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Argentina ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.