Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Argentina

Argentina: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 389,401 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
389,401 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
7th
of 140 countries
All-time high
712,172 number
in 2015
All-time low
292,716 number
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2017

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200720171998: 292.7k number1999: 293.4k number2000: 319.7k number2001: 336.8k number2002: 364.4k number2003: 388.4k number2004: 369.7k number2005: 366.7k number2006: 382.1k number2007: 449.7k number2008: 479.8k number2009: 510.4k number2010: 535.1k number2011: 567.7k number2012: 607.1k number2013: 626.0k number2014: 672.1k number2015: 712.2k number2016: 381.4k number2017: 389.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 389,401 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2017.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Argentina peaked at 712,172 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 292,716 number, in 1998.

Argentina ranks 7th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Argentina, 1998 to 2017.
Year number Change
1998 292,716 number
1999 293,401 number +0.2%
2000 319,730 number +9.0%
2001 336,832 number +5.3%
2002 364,357 number +8.2%
2003 388,380 number +6.6%
2004 369,725 number -4.8%
2005 366,688 number -0.8%
2006 382,071 number +4.2%
2007 449,721 number +17.7%
2008 479,760 number +6.7%
2009 510,429 number +6.4%
2010 535,120 number +4.8%
2011 567,660 number +6.1%
2012 607,061 number +6.9%
2013 625,993 number +3.1%
2014 672,146 number +7.4%
2015 712,172 number +6.0%
2016 381,351 number -46.5%
2017 389,401 number +2.1%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 389,401 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,215 number, 24.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 389,401 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,170 number, 93.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2016 -46.5% 712,172 number 381,351 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 293,058 number 292,716 number 293,401 number 2
2000s 396,769 number 319,730 number 510,429 number 10
2010s 561,363 number 381,351 number 712,172 number 8

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 4 Russia 737,964 number compare
  2. 5 Indonesia 564,833 number compare
  3. 6 Japan 467,959 number compare
  4. 8 Colombia 329,439 number compare
  5. 9 Vietnam 271,614 number compare
  6. 10 South Korea 267,753 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Argentina?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Argentina was 389,401 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 712,172 number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 292,716 number in 1998.
How does Argentina rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Argentina ranks 7th out of 140 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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