Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Argentina
Argentina: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) was 152,350 number in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Argentina, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 152,350 number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2017.
The figure is up 47.7% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Argentina peaked at 385,468 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 91,125 number, in 2015.
Argentina ranks 38th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 385,468 number | — |
| 1971 | 357,433 number | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 347,981 number | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 309,003 number | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 292,138 number | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 288,938 number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 292,195 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 271,745 number | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 255,063 number | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 277,429 number | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 290,843 number | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 302,689 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 289,811 number | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 296,965 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 303,758 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 297,965 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 307,157 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 287,758 number | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 271,125 number | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 241,645 number | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 218,704 number | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 195,320 number | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 172,949 number | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 131,794 number | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 97,596 number | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 91,125 number | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 103,155 number | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 152,350 number | +47.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 152,350 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,909 number, 31.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 152,350 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9,905 number, 15.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +47.7% | 103,155 number | 152,350 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 338,405 number | 292,138 number | 385,468 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 277,074 number | 255,063 number | 292,195 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 288,972 number | 241,645 number | 307,157 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 145,374 number | 91,125 number | 218,704 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.53 (1991)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.27 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Argentina?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Argentina was 152,350 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 385,468 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,125 number in 2015.
- How does Argentina rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Argentina ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.