School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Argentina

Argentina: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 722,488 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
722,488 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
34th
of 204 countries
All-time high
722,488 number
in 2020
All-time low
447,549 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Argentina, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Argentina is 722,488 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Argentina peaked at 722,488 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 447,549 number, in 1970.

Argentina ranks 34th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number) in Argentina, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 447,549 number
1971 451,880 number +1.0%
1972 455,935 number +0.9%
1973 460,181 number +0.9%
1974 464,662 number +1.0%
1975 468,506 number +0.8%
1976 471,268 number +0.6%
1977 473,332 number +0.4%
1978 476,001 number +0.6%
1979 479,233 number +0.7%
1980 484,762 number +1.2%
1981 494,630 number +2.0%
1982 508,435 number +2.8%
1983 523,069 number +2.9%
1984 536,755 number +2.6%
1985 552,893 number +3.0%
1986 576,899 number +4.3%
1987 602,871 number +4.5%
1988 626,671 number +3.9%
1989 651,688 number +4.0%
1990 670,264 number +2.9%
1991 672,024 number +0.3%
1992 665,350 number -1.0%
1993 660,508 number -0.7%
1994 654,315 number -0.9%
1995 650,576 number -0.6%
1996 655,005 number +0.7%
1997 664,543 number +1.5%
1998 680,203 number +2.4%
1999 687,216 number +1.0%
2000 693,417 number +0.9%
2001 698,949 number +0.8%
2002 704,501 number +0.8%
2003 710,839 number +0.9%
2004 715,369 number +0.6%
2005 714,479 number -0.1%
2006 708,916 number -0.8%
2007 704,322 number -0.6%
2008 699,390 number -0.7%
2009 695,609 number -0.5%
2010 696,219 number +0.1%
2011 700,386 number +0.6%
2012 703,646 number +0.5%
2013 706,866 number +0.5%
2014 709,944 number +0.4%
2015 711,730 number +0.3%
2016 712,687 number +0.1%
2017 714,313 number +0.2%
2018 715,978 number +0.2%
2019 718,287 number +0.3%
2020 722,488 number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 464,855 number 447,549 number 479,233 number 10
1980s 555,867 number 484,762 number 651,688 number 10
1990s 666,000 number 650,576 number 687,216 number 10
2000s 704,579 number 693,417 number 715,369 number 10
2010s 709,006 number 696,219 number 718,287 number 10
2020s 722,488 number 722,488 number 722,488 number 1

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 806,348 number compare
  2. 32 Colombia 754,289 number compare
  3. 33 Germany 742,357 number compare
  4. 35 Yemen 710,000 number compare
  5. 36 Ghana 695,905 number compare
  6. 37 Madagascar 679,650 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Argentina?
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Argentina was 722,488 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 722,488 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 447,549 number in 1970.
How does Argentina rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 34th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.