Secondary education, teachers in Argentina
Argentina: Secondary education, teachers was 68.3% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Argentina, 1970–2008
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 68.3% for secondary education, teachers in 2008.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Argentina peaked at 69.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 1971.
Argentina ranks 50th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61.9% | — |
| 1971 | 61.7% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 62.4% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 62.5% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 62.2% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 63.6% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 63.8% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 63.6% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 65.3% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 65.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 65.7% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 66.5% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 66.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 65.6% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.5% | 61.7% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.1% | 65.3% | 66.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 65.6% | 69.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 66.0% | 69.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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 secondary education, teachers in Argentina?
- Secondary education, teachers in Argentina was 68.3% in 2008, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 1971.
- How does Argentina rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Argentina ranks 50th out of 198 countries with data for 2008.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.