Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Argentina

Argentina: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 627,763 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
627,763 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
10th
of 143 countries
All-time high
1.06 million number
in 2015
All-time low
407,911 number
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Argentina, 1998–2017

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1998200720171998: 407.9k number1999: 414.6k number2000: 455.2k number2001: 481.5k number2002: 520.8k number2003: 555.2k number2004: 538.0k number2005: 534.7k number2006: 553.9k number2007: 675.2k number2008: 718.6k number2009: 769.9k number2010: 814.5k number2011: 860.0k number2012: 910.7k number2013: 931.4k number2014: 999.2k number2015: 1.1M number2016: 617.4k number2017: 627.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Argentina stood at 627,763 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Argentina peaked at 1.06 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 407,911 number, in 1998.

Argentina ranks 10th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 411,240 number 407,911 number 414,568 number 2
2000s 580,294 number 455,158 number 769,938 number 10
2010s 852,116 number 617,380 number 1.06 million number 8

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 7 Colombia 686,641 number compare
  2. 8 South Korea 677,032 number compare
  3. 9 Iran 654,441 number compare
  4. 11 Nigeria 555,491 number compare
  5. 12 Venezuela 509,857 number compare
  6. 13 France 505,057 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Argentina?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Argentina was 627,763 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 407,911 number in 1998.
How does Argentina rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 10th out of 143 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).