School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Argentina
Argentina: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 2.13 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Argentina, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Argentina is 2.13 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Argentina peaked at 2.14 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 859,556 number, in 1970.
That places Argentina 32nd out of 205 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 859,556 number | — |
| 1971 | 871,315 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 882,449 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 892,608 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 901,387 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 908,509 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 911,771 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 915,866 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 921,910 number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 929,612 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 936,721 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 941,374 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 948,482 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 958,313 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 971,023 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 989,145 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.02 million number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 1.04 million number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.07 million number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.14 million number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.18 million number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 1.23 million number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.28 million number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 1.32 million number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.34 million number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.33 million number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.32 million number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.95 million number | +48.1% |
| 1999 | 1.95 million number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.96 million number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.98 million number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.00 million number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.02 million number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.04 million number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.06 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.08 million number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.10 million number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.12 million number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.14 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.14 million number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.13 million number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.11 million number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.10 million number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.09 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.09 million number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.10 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.11 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.12 million number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.13 million number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.13 million number | +0.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 2.13 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 239,355 number, 8.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 2.13 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 115,976 number, 18.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +48.1% | 1.32 million number | 1.95 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 899,498 number | 859,556 number | 929,612 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 997,283 number | 936,721 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.40 million number | 1.14 million number | 1.95 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 million number | 1.96 million number | 2.14 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 million number | 2.09 million number | 2.14 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 million number | 2.13 million number | 2.13 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Argentina?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Argentina was 2.13 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 859,556 number in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Argentina ranks 32nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.