School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Argentina

Argentina: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 18.91 years in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
18.91 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 175 countries
All-time high
18.91 years
in 2017
All-time low
10.4 years
in 1970
Years of data
36
1970–2017

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Argentina, 1970–2017

051015201970199320171970: 10.4 years1971: 10.6 years1972: 10.6 years1973: 10.9 years1974: 11.2 years1975: 11.5 years1976: 11.6 years1977: 11.5 years1978: 11.5 years1979: 11.5 years1980: 11.5 years1981: 11.8 years1982: 11.8 years1984: 12.3 years1985: 12.9 years1986: 13 years1987: 13.2 years1999: 15.7 years2000: 16.2 years2001: 16.8 years2002: 17 years2003: 16.9 years2004: 16.9 years2005: 16.7 years2006: 17.1 years2007: 17.1 years2008: 17.3 years2009: 17.7 years2010: 17.9 years2011: 18.3 years2012: 18.2 years2013: 18.2 years2014: 18.4 years2015: 18.6 years2016: 18.9 years2017: 18.9 years

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Greece 19.46 years compare
  2. 9 Denmark 19.44 years compare
  3. 10 Grenada 19.18 years compare
  4. 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.85 years compare
  5. 13 Netherlands 18.85 years compare
  6. 14 Norway 18.82 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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All data for Argentina β†’

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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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.