Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Argentina
Argentina: Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female was 3.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Argentina, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Argentina stood at 3.5%.
The figure is up 29.5% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Argentina peaked at 10.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2013.
That places Argentina 60th out of 174 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.7% | — |
| 1974 | 9.2% | -13.5% |
| 1975 | 9.1% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -40.3% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 9.1% | 10.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 7 |
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 repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Argentina?
- Repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female in Argentina was 3.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2013.
- How does Argentina rank for repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female?
- Argentina ranks 60th out of 174 countries with data for 2016.
- Is repetition rate in grade 2 of primary education, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.