School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Argentina
Argentina: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 2.25 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Argentina, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Argentina is 2.25 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Argentina peaked at 2.25 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 952,238 number, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 30th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 952,238 number | — |
| 1971 | 964,874 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 978,542 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 993,973 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.01 million number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.03 million number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.06 million number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.09 million number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.13 million number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.16 million number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.20 million number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.24 million number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 1.29 million number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.33 million number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.36 million number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.36 million number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.36 million number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.34 million number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.32 million number | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.30 million number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.32 million number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 2.02 million number | +53.4% |
| 1992 | 2.06 million number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 2.10 million number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 2.12 million number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.13 million number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.14 million number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.15 million number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.15 million number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.15 million number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.14 million number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.12 million number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.11 million number | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.09 million number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.09 million number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.09 million number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.11 million number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.13 million number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.15 million number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.15 million number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.15 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.16 million number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.16 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.17 million number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.18 million number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.19 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.21 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.23 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.24 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.25 million number | +0.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 2.25 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 322,958 number, 7.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 2.25 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 142,639 number, 15.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +53.4% | 1.32 million number | 2.02 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 million number | 952,238 number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 million number | 1.32 million number | 2.15 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 million number | 2.09 million number | 2.15 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 million number | 2.15 million number | 2.25 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 27 Philippines 2.29 million number compare
- 28 Thailand 2.27 million number compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 2.25 million number compare
- 31 Madagascar 2.25 million number compare
- 32 Zambia 2.24 million number compare
- 33 Colombia 2.22 million number compare
More education data for Argentina
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.53 (1991)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.27 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Argentina?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Argentina was 2.25 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 952,238 number in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Argentina ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.