School age population, primary education, male in Argentina
Argentina: School age population, primary education, male was 2.25 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.25 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
32nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.44 million number
in 1997
All-time low
1.62 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Argentina, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Argentina is 2.25 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Argentina peaked at 2.44 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million number, in 1970.
That places Argentina 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.62 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.64 million number | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.65 million number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.66 million number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.68 million number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.70 million number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.72 million number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.74 million number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.77 million number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.81 million number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.85 million number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.90 million number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.96 million number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 2.03 million number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.11 million number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 2.18 million number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 2.25 million number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.31 million number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.34 million number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.35 million number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.34 million number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.34 million number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.34 million number | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.35 million number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.37 million number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.39 million number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2.41 million number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.44 million number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.12 million number | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 2.13 million number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.15 million number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.16 million number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.17 million number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.17 million number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.16 million number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.15 million number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.14 million number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 2.13 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.13 million number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.14 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.15 million number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.16 million number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.17 million number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.18 million number | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.18 million number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.19 million number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.20 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.21 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.22 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.23 million number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.25 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.70 million number | 1.62 million number | 1.81 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 million number | 1.85 million number | 2.35 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.32 million number | 2.12 million number | 2.44 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 million number | 2.13 million number | 2.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 million number | 2.15 million number | 2.23 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 million number | 2.25 million number | 2.25 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Argentina?
- School age population, primary education, male in Argentina was 2.25 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million number in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Argentina ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.