School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Argentina
Argentina: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 4.5 years in 2017. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Argentina, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2017, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Argentina stood at 4.5 years. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Argentina peaked at 4.5 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6622 years, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 7th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6622 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.7653 years | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8242 years | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9809 years | +19.0% |
| 1974 | 1.14 years | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 1.35 years | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 1.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.2 years | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 1.07 years | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 1.11 years | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 1.09 years | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.16 years | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 1.19 years | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.24 years | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 1.43 years | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 1.77 years | +23.8% |
| 1986 | 1.87 years | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 1.96 years | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.91 years | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.85 years | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.35 years | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 2.44 years | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2.7 years | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 3.23 years | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 3.36 years | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 3.46 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.47 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.37 years | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.51 years | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 3.49 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.56 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.73 years | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 3.91 years | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 4.09 years | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 4 years | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.18 years | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.27 years | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.47 years | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 4.5 years | +0.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 4.5 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.96 years, 2.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 4.5 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95 years, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 years | 0.6622 years | 1.35 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 years | 1.09 years | 1.96 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.14 years | 1.85 years | 2.44 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.39 years | 2.7 years | 3.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.18 years | 3.91 years | 4.5 years | 8 |
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 life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Argentina?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Argentina was 4.5 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6622 years in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Argentina ranks 7th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.