School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Argentina
Argentina: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 3.16 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Argentina, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 3.16 million for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Argentina peaked at 4.49 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.16 million, in 2025.
That places Argentina 29th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.27 million | — |
| 2000 | 4.26 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.24 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.22 million | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.21 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.20 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.21 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.25 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.29 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 4.33 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.38 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.40 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.43 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.46 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.49 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.47 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.43 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 4.38 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.26 million | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.02 million | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 3.78 million | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 3.55 million | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 3.34 million | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 3.16 million | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.27 million | 4.27 million | 4.27 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.22 million | 4.20 million | 4.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 million | 4.29 million | 4.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.68 million | 3.16 million | 4.26 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 26 Mozambique 3.33 million compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 3.25 million compare
- 28 Peru 3.22 million compare
- 30 Morocco 3.16 million compare
- 31 Sudan 2.93 million compare
- 32 Madagascar 2.71 million compare
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Argentina?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Argentina was 3.16 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.16 million in 2025.
- How does Argentina rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Argentina ranks 29th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release