School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Argentina
Argentina: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.18 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.18 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
4th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.18 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9993 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
42
1970–2023
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Argentina, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Argentina is 1.18 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Argentina peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9993 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Argentina 4th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Argentina, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9993 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.11 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.18 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.06 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1.18 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1006 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Argentina?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Argentina was 1.18 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9993 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Argentina rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Argentina ranks 4th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release