Over-age students, primary in Argentina
Argentina: Over-age students, primary was 6.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Argentina, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary in Argentina stood at 6.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Argentina peaked at 12.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1997.
Argentina ranks 95th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.3% | — |
| 1974 | 8.4% | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 8.6% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +19.7% |
| 1991 | 10.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -46.1% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | +37.9% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -0.3% |
| 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 | 7.3% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.3% | 3 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 5.6% | 10.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 6.4% | 11.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 92 Algeria 6.6% compare
- 93 Chile 6.6% compare
- 94 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.5% compare
- 96 India 5.9% compare
- 97 United States of America 5.8% compare
- 98 South Africa 5.8% compare
More education data for Argentina
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 288,776 (2008)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Argentina?
- Over-age students, primary in Argentina was 6.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1997.
- How does Argentina rank for over-age students, primary?
- Argentina ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. 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 (% of 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.