School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Argentina

Argentina: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 367,502 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
367,502 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
39th
of 202 countries
All-time high
367,502 number
in 2020
All-time low
233,186 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Argentina, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 367,502 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Argentina peaked at 367,502 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 233,186 number, in 1970.

That places Argentina 39th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

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

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Argentina, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 233,186 number —
1971 236,396 number +1.4%
1972 239,668 number +1.4%
1973 243,175 number +1.5%
1974 247,125 number +1.6%
1975 251,825 number +1.9%
1976 258,240 number +2.5%
1977 265,574 number +2.8%
1978 273,618 number +3.0%
1979 282,126 number +3.1%
1980 290,634 number +3.0%
1981 301,546 number +3.8%
1982 313,083 number +3.8%
1983 323,836 number +3.4%
1984 331,882 number +2.5%
1985 335,142 number +1.0%
1986 335,270 number +0.0%
1987 331,741 number -1.1%
1988 326,640 number -1.5%
1989 322,919 number -1.1%
1990 324,069 number +0.4%
1991 327,422 number +1.0%
1992 332,756 number +1.6%
1993 338,913 number +1.9%
1994 344,150 number +1.5%
1995 346,288 number +0.6%
1996 348,777 number +0.7%
1997 350,704 number +0.6%
1998 351,930 number +0.3%
1999 352,353 number +0.1%
2000 351,944 number -0.1%
2001 350,423 number -0.4%
2002 347,664 number -0.8%
2003 344,493 number -0.9%
2004 342,057 number -0.7%
2005 341,718 number -0.1%
2006 342,825 number +0.3%
2007 345,136 number +0.7%
2008 348,011 number +0.8%
2009 350,490 number +0.7%
2010 351,383 number +0.3%
2011 352,351 number +0.3%
2012 353,072 number +0.2%
2013 353,770 number +0.2%
2014 354,803 number +0.3%
2015 356,606 number +0.5%
2016 359,023 number +0.7%
2017 361,758 number +0.8%
2018 364,442 number +0.7%
2019 366,559 number +0.6%
2020 367,502 number +0.3%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 367,502 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 6.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 367,502 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 15.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 253,093 number 233,186 number 282,126 number 10
1980s 321,269 number 290,634 number 335,270 number 10
1990s 341,736 number 324,069 number 352,353 number 10
2000s 346,476 number 341,718 number 351,944 number 10
2010s 357,377 number 351,383 number 366,559 number 10
2020s 367,502 number 367,502 number 367,502 number 1

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 36 Madagascar 369,073 number compare
  2. 37 Thailand 368,364 number compare
  3. 38 Germany 367,905 number compare
  4. 40 Colombia 359,521 number compare
  5. 41 Morocco 340,035 number compare
  6. 42 Uzbekistan 321,131 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Argentina?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Argentina was 367,502 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 367,502 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 233,186 number in 1970.
How does Argentina rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Argentina ranks 39th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/