Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … female educational in Argentina

Argentina: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … female educational was 5.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
5.4%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
55th
of 174 countries
All-time high
5.4%
in 2017
All-time low
1.2%
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Argentina, 1999–2017

123451999200820171999: 1.2 %2000: 1.5 %2001: 1.6 %2002: 1.8 %2003: 1.9 %2004: 2.2 %2005: 2.5 %2006: 2.7 %2007: 3.5 %2008: 3.9 %2009: 4.2 %2010: 4.4 %2011: 4.6 %2012: 4.9 %2013: 4.9 %2014: 5 %2015: 5.1 %2016: 5.4 %2017: 5.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 5.4% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in 2017. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Argentina peaked at 5.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1999.

That places Argentina 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … female educational in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%) in Argentina, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 1.2% —
2000 1.5% +32.9%
2001 1.6% +6.6%
2002 1.8% +7.4%
2003 1.9% +7.7%
2004 2.2% +15.9%
2005 2.5% +13.1%
2006 2.7% +7.9%
2007 3.5% +31.6%
2008 3.9% +9.8%
2009 4.2% +8.8%
2010 4.4% +5.1%
2011 4.6% +5.1%
2012 4.9% +6.1%
2013 4.9% -0.3%
2014 5.0% +1.6%
2015 5.1% +3.1%
2016 5.4% +4.1%
2017 5.4% +1.2%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 5.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.1%, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood … female educational 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
2000 +32.9% 1.2% 1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1
2000s 2.6% 1.5% 4.2% 10
2010s 5.0% 4.4% 5.4% 8

Countries ranked near Argentina

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  3. 54 Cambodia 5.6% compare
  4. 56 Peru 5.3% compare
  5. 57 Jamaica 4.5% compare
  6. 58 Romania 3.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Argentina?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development in Argentina was 5.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1999.
How does Argentina rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development?
Argentina ranks 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood educational development programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 2,961 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in early childhood educational development programmes, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of the official age for early childhood educational development programmes. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.