School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Argentina
Argentina: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.15 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Argentina, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Argentina is 1.15 GPI, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Argentina peaked at 1.15 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9897 GPI, in 1974.
Argentina ranks 10th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Argentina, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.01 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9987 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9897 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9996 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.03 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.02 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.09 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.12 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.13 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.13 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.13 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.15 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.15 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPI | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9897 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.1 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.17 GPI compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.17 GPI compare
- 9 Suriname 1.17 GPI compare
- 11 Palestine, State of 1.14 GPI compare
- 12 Uruguay 1.13 GPI compare
- 13 Bermuda 1.12 GPI 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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Argentina?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Argentina was 1.15 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9897 GPI in 1974.
- How does Argentina rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Argentina ranks 10th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, 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.