Population of compulsory school age, female in Argentina
Argentina: Population of compulsory school age, female was 4.82 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.82 million
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
26th
of 197 countries
All-time high
4.96 million
in 2022
All-time low
3.33 million
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Population of compulsory school age, female in Argentina, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, female in Argentina stood at 4.82 million.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Argentina peaked at 4.96 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.33 million, in 1998.
Argentina ranks 26th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.33 million | — |
| 1999 | 3.36 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.38 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.41 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.42 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.44 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.44 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.45 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.46 million | +29.2% |
| 2007 | 4.46 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.47 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.46 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.46 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.45 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.45 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 4.44 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.45 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.82 million | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 4.84 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.87 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.90 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.93 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.95 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.95 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.90 million | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 4.82 million | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.34 million | 3.33 million | 3.36 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.84 million | 3.38 million | 4.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.65 million | 4.44 million | 4.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.92 million | 4.82 million | 4.96 million | 6 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Argentina?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Argentina was 4.82 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 4.96 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 million in 1998.
- How does Argentina rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Argentina ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release