School life expectancy, primary, male in Argentina
Argentina: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.29 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Argentina, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary, male in Argentina stood at 6.29 years. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Argentina peaked at 7.81 years in 1996 and was at its lowest, 6.29 years, in 2023.
Argentina ranks 60th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.47 years | 7.38 years | 7.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.54 years | 7.46 years | 7.64 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 7.39 years | 6.79 years | 7.81 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.01 years | 6.9 years | 7.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.78 years | 6.52 years | 7.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.38 years | 6.29 years | 6.46 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 288,776 (2008)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.5 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Argentina?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Argentina was 6.29 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 7.81 years in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.29 years in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Argentina ranks 60th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release