Over-age students, primary, female in Argentina
Argentina: Over-age students, primary, female was 6.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, female in Argentina, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 6.8% for over-age students, primary, female in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Argentina peaked at 12.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2017.
That places Argentina 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.6% | — |
| 1974 | 8.0% | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | +20.2% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -29.4% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | +46.4% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 3 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 6.9% | 10.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.8% | 11.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 82 Bahamas 7.2% compare
- 83 Mali 6.9% compare
- 84 Portugal 6.8% compare
- 86 Trinidad and Tobago 6.7% compare
- 87 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6.6% compare
- 88 Syrian Arab Republic 6.5% compare
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, female in Argentina?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Argentina was 6.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2017.
- How does Argentina rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Argentina ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.