Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Argentina

Argentina: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 13.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
13.1%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
53rd
of 153 countries
All-time high
17.2%
in 2011
All-time low
13.1%
in 2017
Years of data
19
1999–2017

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Argentina, 1999–2017

0510151999200820171999: 15 %2000: 14.2 %2001: 14 %2002: 13.9 %2003: 13.5 %2004: 13.3 %2005: 13.7 %2006: 15 %2007: 15.9 %2008: 16.7 %2009: 16.9 %2010: 17.1 %2011: 17.2 %2012: 16.9 %2013: 16.1 %2014: 15.4 %2015: 14.6 %2016: 13.8 %2017: 13.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 13.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Argentina peaked at 17.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2017.

That places Argentina 53rd out of 153 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.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Argentina, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 15.0%
2000 14.2% -5.0%
2001 14.0% -1.6%
2002 13.9% -0.5%
2003 13.5% -2.9%
2004 13.3% -2.0%
2005 13.7% +3.4%
2006 15.0% +9.1%
2007 15.9% +6.5%
2008 16.7% +5.1%
2009 16.9% +0.8%
2010 17.1% +1.4%
2011 17.2% +0.6%
2012 16.9% -2.1%
2013 16.1% -4.5%
2014 15.4% -4.5%
2015 14.6% -5.3%
2016 13.8% -5.5%
2017 13.1% -4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.0% 15.0% 15.0% 1
2000s 14.7% 13.3% 16.9% 10
2010s 15.5% 13.1% 17.2% 8

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 50 Dominican Republic 14.3% compare
  2. 51 Honduras 14.0% compare
  3. 52 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.8% compare
  4. 54 Bahamas 13.0% compare
  5. 55 Uruguay 12.9% compare
  6. 56 Philippines 12.8%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Argentina?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Argentina was 13.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2017.
How does Argentina rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Argentina ranks 53rd out of 153 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,218 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/