Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Argentina

Argentina: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 11.6 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
11.6
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
30th
of 94 countries
All-time high
11.6
in 2021
All-time low
8.15
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2021

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Argentina, 1980–2021

02.557.51012.51980200020211980: 8.21982: 8.21987: 8.81988: 8.91991: 9.21992: 9.41993: 9.61994: 9.61995: 9.41996: 9.51997: 9.51998: 9.51999: 9.72000: 9.82001: 9.82002: 102003: 10.52004: 10.22005: 10.32006: 10.42007: 10.52008: 10.62009: 10.62010: 10.72011: 10.82012: 10.92013: 112014: 112015: 10.92016: 112017: 11.12018: 11.22019: 11.32020: 11.32021: 11.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Argentina stood at 11.6. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Argentina peaked at 11.6 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.15, in 1980.

Argentina ranks 30th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total in Argentina, 1980 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1980 8.15
1982 8.21 +0.7%
1987 8.8 +7.2%
1988 8.91 +1.2%
1991 9.2 +3.2%
1992 9.43 +2.5%
1993 9.57 +1.5%
1994 9.59 +0.2%
1995 9.4 -2.0%
1996 9.52 +1.3%
1997 9.53 +0.1%
1998 9.55 +0.2%
1999 9.7 +1.6%
2000 9.75 +0.5%
2001 9.84 +0.9%
2002 9.96 +1.2%
2003 10.54 +5.9%
2004 10.23 -2.9%
2005 10.3 +0.7%
2006 10.41 +1.1%
2007 10.49 +0.8%
2008 10.59 +0.9%
2009 10.62 +0.3%
2010 10.74 +1.1%
2011 10.82 +0.7%
2012 10.9 +0.7%
2013 11 +0.9%
2014 10.96 -0.3%
2015 10.9 -0.6%
2016 11.02 +1.1%
2017 11.1 +0.8%
2018 11.19 +0.7%
2019 11.31 +1.2%
2020 11.34 +0.3%
2021 11.6 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.52 8.15 8.91 4
1990s 9.5 9.2 9.7 9
2000s 10.27 9.75 10.62 10
2010s 10.99 10.74 11.31 10
2020s 11.47 11.34 11.6 2

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 27 Bulgaria 11.75 compare
  2. 28 Poland 11.7 compare
  3. 29 France 11.63 compare
  4. 31 Ukraine 11.59 compare
  5. 32 Puerto Rico 11.55 compare
  6. 33 Croatia 11.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Argentina?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Argentina was 11.6 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 11.6 in 2021.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 8.15 in 1980.
How does Argentina rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Argentina ranks 30th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,329 data points, 1970–2021
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