What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Argentina and United Kingdom?

82,930 number, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United Kingdom?

39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs United Kingdom: Enrolment in primary education, male

Argentina

2.42 million number

in 2017

United Kingdom

2.51 million number

in 2018

Argentina rank

31st

United Kingdom rank

30th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Argentina
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.51 million number against 2.42 million number in Argentina, a difference of 82,930 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Argentina ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 30th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.82 million number	2.93 million number	1.10 million number	United Kingdom
1980s	2.27 million number	2.33 million number	61,838 number	United Kingdom
1990s	2.48 million number	2.34 million number	137,060 number	Argentina
2000s	2.51 million number	2.32 million number	191,096 number	Argentina
2010s	2.46 million number	2.35 million number	117,762 number	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Argentina or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 2.51 million number against 2.42 million number in Argentina as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Argentina and United Kingdom?: 82,930 number, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United Kingdom?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Argentina and United Kingdom rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Argentina ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 30th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.