Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Argentina
Argentina: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 380,005 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Argentina, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 380,005 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Argentina peaked at 380,005 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 237,462 number, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 36th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 237,462 number | — |
| 1971 | 239,924 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 242,536 number | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 245,458 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 248,807 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 252,767 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 258,238 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 264,602 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 271,745 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 279,703 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 288,299 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 298,263 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 310,174 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 322,455 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 333,338 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 340,739 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 344,324 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 342,825 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 338,563 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 333,968 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 332,234 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 333,849 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 338,087 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 343,739 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 349,500 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 353,548 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 356,523 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 359,090 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 361,119 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 362,488 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 363,103 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 362,971 number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 361,208 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 358,632 number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 356,037 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 354,531 number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 354,556 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 356,078 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 358,443 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 360,989 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 362,750 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 364,029 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 364,957 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 365,747 number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 366,651 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 368,011 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 370,112 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 372,773 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 375,602 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 378,191 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 380,005 number | +0.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 380,005 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 6.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 380,005 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 15.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 254,124 number | 237,462 number | 279,703 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 325,295 number | 288,299 number | 344,324 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 349,018 number | 332,234 number | 362,488 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 358,655 number | 354,531 number | 363,103 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 368,882 number | 362,750 number | 378,191 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 380,005 number | 380,005 number | 380,005 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, male in Argentina?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Argentina was 380,005 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 380,005 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,462 number in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Argentina ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.