How does Argentina rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?

Argentina ranks 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Argentina?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Argentina

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Argentina
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Argentina: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 10.52 years in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)

10.52 years

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

20th

of 188 countries

All-time high

10.92 years

in 2010

All-time low

9.69 years

in 1998

Years of data

1998–2017

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Argentina, 1998–2017

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2017, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Argentina stood at 10.52 years.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Argentina peaked at 10.92 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.69 years, in 1998.

That places Argentina 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	10.11 years	9.69 years	10.53 years	2
2000s	10.65 years	10.46 years	10.91 years	10
2010s	10.65 years	10.52 years	10.92 years	8

Countries ranked near Argentina

17 Malawi 10.66 years compare
18 Denmark 10.6 years compare
19 Antigua and Barbuda 10.54 years compare
21 Suriname 10.5 years compare
22 Belize 10.41 years compare
23 Lithuania 10.4 years compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.76 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 31.35 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Argentina?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Argentina was 10.52 years in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 10.92 years in 2010.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 9.69 years in 1998.
How does Argentina rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?: Argentina ranks 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Argentina data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.