Secondary education, pupils in Argentina
Argentina: Secondary education, pupils was 50.2% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, pupils in Argentina, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Argentina is 50.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Argentina peaked at 53.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2017.
Argentina ranks 58th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Secondary education, pupils in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.5% | — |
| 1971 | 52.2% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 51.7% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 51.9% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 52.8% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 52.2% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 51.3% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 52.1% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 51.6% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 51.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 51.6% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 50.8% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.4% | 51.7% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 51.3% | 53.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 50.8% | 52.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 50.8% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 50.2% | 51.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More education data for Argentina
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Argentina?
- Secondary education, pupils in Argentina was 50.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2017.
- How does Argentina rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Argentina ranks 58th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.