School age population, secondary education, male in Argentina
Argentina: School age population, secondary education, male was 2.26 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.26 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
42nd
of 220 countries
All-time high
2.26 million
in 2025
All-time low
1.11 million
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, secondary education, male in Argentina, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Argentina is 2.26 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Argentina peaked at 2.26 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million, in 1970.
That places Argentina 42nd 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, secondary education, male in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.11 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.12 million | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.13 million | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 1.14 million | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.15 million | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.16 million | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.17 million | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.18 million | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.19 million | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.19 million | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.19 million | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.20 million | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.21 million | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.23 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.25 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.28 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.32 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.36 million | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.41 million | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 1.45 million | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.50 million | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.55 million | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.60 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.63 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.66 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.68 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.68 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.68 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.02 million | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 2.02 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.03 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.04 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.06 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.08 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.10 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.12 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.14 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 2.18 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.18 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.18 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.17 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.16 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.15 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.14 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.14 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.14 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.14 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.14 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.15 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.17 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.19 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.22 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2.24 million | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 2.26 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.15 million | 1.11 million | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 million | 1.19 million | 1.45 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.70 million | 1.50 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 million | 2.03 million | 2.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 million | 2.14 million | 2.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 million | 2.15 million | 2.26 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 39 Niger 2.31 million compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 2.29 million compare
- 41 Ghana 2.27 million compare
- 43 Mozambique 2.09 million compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 2.07 million compare
- 45 Nepal 2.06 million compare
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, secondary education, male in Argentina?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Argentina was 2.26 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Argentina ranks 42nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release