School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Argentina
Argentina: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 2.10 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.10 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
37th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.10 million number
in 2020
All-time low
1.07 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Argentina, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 2.10 million number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Argentina peaked at 2.10 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.07 million number, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 37th of 205 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, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.07 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.09 million number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.11 million number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.12 million number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.14 million number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.15 million number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.15 million number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.16 million number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.16 million number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.17 million number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.17 million number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.18 million number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.20 million number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.22 million number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.25 million number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.28 million number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.32 million number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.36 million number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.41 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.46 million number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.52 million number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1.57 million number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.61 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.63 million number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.65 million number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.64 million number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.63 million number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.62 million number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.96 million number | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 1.96 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.98 million number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.00 million number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.02 million number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.03 million number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.05 million number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.07 million number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.08 million number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.09 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.09 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.09 million number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.08 million number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.07 million number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.07 million number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.06 million number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.06 million number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.07 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.08 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.08 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.09 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.10 million number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.10 million number | +0.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 2.10 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 329,098 number, 6.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 2.10 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 115,230 number, 18.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.13 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.17 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.46 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 million number | 1.52 million number | 1.96 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 million number | 1.98 million number | 2.09 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 million number | 2.06 million number | 2.10 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.10 million number | 2.10 million number | 2.10 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 34 Ghana 2.20 million number compare
- 35 Madagascar 2.19 million number compare
- 36 Nepal 2.11 million number compare
- 38 Cote d'Ivoire 2.08 million number compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 2.07 million number compare
- 40 Cameroon 2.06 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, secondary education, female in Argentina?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Argentina was 2.10 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.10 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Argentina ranks 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.