School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Argentina
Argentina: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 18.91 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Argentina, 1970–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 18.91 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Argentina peaked at 18.91 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.4 years, in 1970.
Argentina ranks 11th 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, female (years) (female) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.4 years | — |
| 1971 | 10.57 years | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 10.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 10.86 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 11.18 years | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 11.51 years | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 11.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 11.5 years | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 11.46 years | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 11.46 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 11.77 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 11.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 12.29 years | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 12.94 years | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 13.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 13.15 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 15.69 years | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 16.17 years | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 16.82 years | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 16.97 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 16.93 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 16.93 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.73 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 17.06 years | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 17.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 17.33 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 17.66 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 17.92 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 18.26 years | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 18.18 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 18.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 18.43 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 18.61 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 18.89 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 18.91 years | +0.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 18.91 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.23 years, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 18.91 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.63 years, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.11 years | 10.4 years | 11.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.37 years | 11.53 years | 13.15 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 15.69 years | 15.69 years | 15.69 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.97 years | 16.17 years | 17.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.43 years | 17.92 years | 18.91 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More gender data for Argentina
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,443 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 38,142 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 38,142 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 245,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 257,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 244,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 256,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 241,665 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Argentina?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Argentina was 18.91 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 18.91 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4 years in 1970.
- How does Argentina rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Argentina ranks 11th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.