Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Argentina
Argentina: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 366,213 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Argentina, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Argentina stood at 366,213 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Argentina peaked at 366,213 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 230,684 number, in 1970.
That places Argentina 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 230,684 number | — |
| 1971 | 233,775 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 236,755 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 239,797 number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 243,030 number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 246,703 number | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 251,820 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 258,033 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 265,127 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 273,006 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 281,315 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 291,524 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 303,116 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 314,703 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 324,720 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 331,350 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 334,897 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 333,717 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 329,889 number | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 325,583 number | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 323,711 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 324,969 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 328,776 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 333,977 number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 339,362 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 343,152 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 346,125 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 348,628 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 350,522 number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 351,670 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 352,009 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 351,657 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 349,616 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 346,739 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 343,865 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 342,131 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 342,037 number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 343,460 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 345,755 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 348,243 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 349,947 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 351,160 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 352,005 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 352,707 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 353,518 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 354,796 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 356,808 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 359,346 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 362,040 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 364,500 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 366,213 number | +0.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 366,213 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 6.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 366,213 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 16.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 247,873 number | 230,684 number | 273,006 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 317,081 number | 281,315 number | 334,897 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 339,089 number | 323,711 number | 351,670 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 346,551 number | 342,037 number | 352,009 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 355,683 number | 349,947 number | 364,500 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 366,213 number | 366,213 number | 366,213 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Argentina?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Argentina was 366,213 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 366,213 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 230,684 number in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Argentina ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.