School age population, lower secondary education, female in Argentina
Argentina: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 1.08 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.08 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.08 million
in 2024
All-time low
657,241
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Argentina, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Argentina is 1.08 million, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Argentina peaked at 1.08 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 657,241, in 1970.
That places Argentina 45th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 657,241 | — |
| 1971 | 663,647 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 667,669 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 674,046 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 681,013 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 689,192 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 693,504 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 698,143 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 702,660 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 702,559 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 701,666 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 705,093 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 716,909 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 735,582 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 756,100 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 778,990 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 801,350 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 825,337 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 850,093 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 875,452 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 901,344 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 926,106 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 947,371 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 963,000 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 971,653 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 975,975 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 976,855 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 974,734 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 972,148 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 974,426 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 978,043 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 988,001 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 997,016 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.04 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.05 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.05 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.08 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 682,967 | 657,241 | 702,660 | 10 |
| 1980s | 774,657 | 701,666 | 875,452 | 10 |
| 1990s | 958,361 | 901,344 | 976,855 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million | 978,043 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million | 1.01 million | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 million | 1.03 million | 1.08 million | 6 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 288,776 (2008)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Argentina?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Argentina was 1.08 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 657,241 in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Argentina ranks 45th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release