Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Argentina

Argentina: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 717,738 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
717,738 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
34th
of 205 countries
All-time high
717,738 number
in 2020
All-time low
444,018 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Argentina, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 717,738 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Argentina peaked at 717,738 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 444,018 number, in 1970.

Argentina ranks 34th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Argentina, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 444,018 number
1971 448,909 number +1.1%
1972 453,165 number +0.9%
1973 457,093 number +0.9%
1974 461,058 number +0.9%
1975 465,179 number +0.9%
1976 468,518 number +0.7%
1977 470,819 number +0.5%
1978 472,516 number +0.4%
1979 475,190 number +0.6%
1980 478,544 number +0.7%
1981 484,740 number +1.3%
1982 495,678 number +2.3%
1983 510,074 number +2.9%
1984 524,367 number +2.8%
1985 536,938 number +2.4%
1986 554,984 number +3.4%
1987 577,885 number +4.1%
1988 603,155 number +4.4%
1989 627,283 number +4.0%
1990 653,661 number +4.2%
1991 669,389 number +2.4%
1992 671,546 number +0.3%
1993 665,094 number -1.0%
1994 659,903 number -0.8%
1995 652,775 number -1.1%
1996 649,388 number -0.5%
1997 653,988 number +0.7%
1998 672,349 number +2.8%
1999 679,456 number +1.1%
2000 686,406 number +1.0%
2001 692,397 number +0.9%
2002 697,912 number +0.8%
2003 703,762 number +0.8%
2004 710,932 number +1.0%
2005 715,824 number +0.7%
2006 714,077 number -0.2%
2007 708,749 number -0.7%
2008 704,162 number -0.6%
2009 698,775 number -0.8%
2010 694,901 number -0.6%
2011 696,176 number +0.2%
2012 700,277 number +0.6%
2013 703,521 number +0.5%
2014 706,889 number +0.5%
2015 709,959 number +0.4%
2016 711,580 number +0.2%
2017 712,624 number +0.1%
2018 714,198 number +0.2%
2019 715,573 number +0.2%
2020 717,738 number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 461,646 number 444,018 number 475,190 number 10
1980s 539,365 number 478,544 number 627,283 number 10
1990s 662,755 number 649,388 number 679,456 number 10
2000s 703,300 number 686,406 number 715,824 number 10
2010s 706,570 number 694,901 number 715,573 number 10
2020s 717,738 number 717,738 number 717,738 number 1

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 31 Algeria 769,603 number compare
  2. 32 Colombia 760,503 number compare
  3. 33 Germany 743,312 number compare
  4. 35 Yemen 695,446 number compare
  5. 36 Ghana 681,027 number compare
  6. 37 Madagascar 667,587 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Argentina?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Argentina was 717,738 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 717,738 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 444,018 number in 1970.
How does Argentina rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Argentina ranks 34th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.