School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Argentina

Argentina: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 16.43 years in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
16.43 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
16.47 years
in 2016
All-time low
10.26 years
in 1970
Years of data
36
1970–2017

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

0510151970199320171970: 10.3 years1971: 10.5 years1972: 10.6 years1973: 10.9 years1974: 11.3 years1975: 11.5 years1976: 11.5 years1977: 11.4 years1978: 11.1 years1979: 11.2 years1980: 11.2 years1981: 11.3 years1982: 11.6 years1984: 11.9 years1985: 12.5 years1986: 12.7 years1987: 12.8 years1999: 14.3 years2000: 14.9 years2001: 15.5 years2002: 15.6 years2003: 15.4 years2004: 15.5 years2005: 15.2 years2006: 15.2 years2007: 15.2 years2008: 15.4 years2009: 15.7 years2010: 16 years2011: 16.1 years2012: 16 years2013: 16 years2014: 16.1 years2015: 16.2 years2016: 16.5 years2017: 16.4 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2017, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Argentina stood at 16.43 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Argentina peaked at 16.47 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.26 years, in 1970.

Argentina ranks 22nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Argentina, 1970 to 2017.
Year years Change
1970 10.26 years
1971 10.46 years +2.0%
1972 10.62 years +1.5%
1973 10.87 years +2.4%
1974 11.3 years +3.9%
1975 11.52 years +1.9%
1976 11.52 years +0.0%
1977 11.39 years -1.1%
1978 11.11 years -2.5%
1979 11.24 years +1.2%
1980 11.23 years -0.1%
1981 11.35 years +1.0%
1982 11.56 years +1.9%
1984 11.94 years +3.3%
1985 12.49 years +4.6%
1986 12.69 years +1.6%
1987 12.78 years +0.7%
1999 14.3 years +11.9%
2000 14.9 years +4.2%
2001 15.51 years +4.1%
2002 15.58 years +0.5%
2003 15.41 years -1.1%
2004 15.52 years +0.7%
2005 15.2 years -2.1%
2006 15.25 years +0.3%
2007 15.24 years -0.1%
2008 15.36 years +0.8%
2009 15.69 years +2.2%
2010 16.02 years +2.1%
2011 16.09 years +0.4%
2012 16.05 years -0.3%
2013 16 years -0.3%
2014 16.13 years +0.8%
2015 16.24 years +0.7%
2016 16.47 years +1.4%
2017 16.43 years -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.03 years 10.26 years 11.52 years 10
1980s 12.01 years 11.23 years 12.78 years 7
1990s 14.3 years 14.3 years 14.3 years 1
2000s 15.36 years 14.9 years 15.69 years 10
2010s 16.18 years 16 years 16.47 years 8

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16.76 years compare
  2. 20 Portugal 16.68 years compare
  3. 21 Switzerland 16.51 years compare
  4. 23 Chile 16.34 years compare
  5. 24 Malta 16.15 years compare
  6. 25 Lithuania 16.13 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Argentina?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Argentina was 16.43 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 16.47 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 10.26 years in 1970.
How does Argentina rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Argentina ranks 22nd out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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.