School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Argentina
Argentina: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 1.49 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.49 million
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
19th
of 104 countries
All-time high
2.27 million
in 2016
All-time low
1.49 million
in 2025
Years of data
27
1999–2025
School age population, early childhood educational development in Argentina, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Argentina stood at 1.49 million. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Argentina peaked at 2.27 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 2025.
Argentina ranks 19th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.11 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.11 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.12 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.11 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.10 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.09 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.09 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.10 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.11 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.12 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.15 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.18 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.22 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.23 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.22 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.24 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.27 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.26 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.20 million | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.12 million | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.01 million | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.82 million | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.67 million | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 1.54 million | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 1.52 million | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.49 million | -1.5% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.49 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 275,788, 5.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1.49 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 208,407, 7.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.11 million | 2.11 million | 2.11 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.11 million | 2.09 million | 2.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 million | 2.12 million | 2.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 million | 1.49 million | 2.01 million | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Argentina?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Argentina was 1.49 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 2025.
- How does Argentina rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Argentina ranks 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release