Primary education, pupils, per capita in Argentina
Argentina: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1006 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Argentina, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.1006 units per person for primary education, pupils, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Argentina peaked at 0.1573 units per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.1006 units per person, in 2023.
Argentina ranks 91st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Argentina, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1418 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.142 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1406 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1392 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1392 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.138 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.137 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1378 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1374 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1385 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1399 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1424 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1451 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1484 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1513 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1551 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1568 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1573 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1516 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1518 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1497 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1478 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1434 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1283 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1311 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1317 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1316 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1311 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1272 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1268 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1243 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1244 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1237 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1231 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1215 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1139 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1122 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1107 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1086 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1072 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.106 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1049 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1041 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1032 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1028 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1028 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1029 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.102 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1006 units per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1391 units per person | 0.137 units per person | 0.142 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1495 units per person | 0.1399 units per person | 0.1573 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1434 units per person | 0.1283 units per person | 0.1518 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1265 units per person | 0.1215 units per person | 0.1317 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1073 units per person | 0.1028 units per person | 0.1139 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1021 units per person | 0.1006 units per person | 0.1029 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.09 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1006 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.24 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Argentina?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Argentina was 0.1006 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1573 units per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1006 units per person in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.