Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Argentina

Argentina: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in was 0.2935 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2935
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
54th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.3169
in 2020
All-time low
0.2675
in 2010
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Argentina, 2000–2021

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.2872001: 0.2962002: 0.2952003: 0.2892004: 0.2752005: 0.2742006: 0.2842007: 0.2812008: 0.2722009: 0.272010: 0.2682011: 0.2842012: 0.3092013: 0.3022014: 0.3072015: 0.3162016: 0.3042017: 0.2882018: 0.2822019: 0.2852020: 0.3172021: 0.293

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Argentina stood at 0.2935.

That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Argentina peaked at 0.3169 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2675, in 2010.

Argentina ranks 54th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2823 0.2704 0.2962 10
2010s 0.2944 0.2675 0.316 10
2020s 0.3052 0.2935 0.3169 2

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 51 Dominican Republic 0.3158 compare
  2. 52 Georgia 0.3147 compare
  3. 53 Costa Rica 0.3132 compare
  4. 55 Cyprus 0.2921 compare
  5. 56 El Salvador 0.283 compare
  6. 57 Guatemala 0.2706 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Argentina?
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Argentina was 0.2935 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.3169 in 2020.
What is the lowest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2675 in 2010.
How does Argentina rank for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Argentina ranks 54th out of 71 countries with data for 2021.
Is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in 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 the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
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