School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Argentina
Argentina: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Argentina, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 1.02 GPI for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Argentina peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPI, in 1998.
That places Argentina 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Argentina, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 1.01 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.01 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.02 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.04 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.03 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.03 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.05 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 8 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Argentina?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Argentina was 1.02 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1988.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPI in 1998.
- How does Argentina rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Argentina ranks 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.