Argentina - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Argentina was 6.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 7.00 in 1998, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1999.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 7.00
1971 7.00
1972 7.00
1973 7.00
1974 7.00
1975 7.00
1976 7.00
1977 7.00
1978 7.00
1979 7.00
1980 7.00
1981 7.00
1982 7.00
1983 7.00
1984 7.00
1985 7.00
1986 7.00
1987 7.00
1988 7.00
1989 7.00
1990 7.00
1991 7.00
1992 7.00
1993 7.00
1994 7.00
1995 7.00
1996 7.00
1997 7.00
1998 7.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Argentina was 4,702,112 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,250,329 in 1996 and a minimum value of 3,385,790 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 3,385,790
1971 3,443,669
1972 3,464,437
1973 3,485,495
1974 3,544,591
1975 3,571,180
1976 3,600,659
1977 3,680,185
1978 3,726,748
1979 3,819,440
1980 3,917,449
1981 4,054,374
1982 4,197,372
1983 4,315,752
1984 4,430,513
1985 4,589,291
1986 4,778,264
1987 4,906,907
1988 4,998,963
1990 4,965,395
1991 5,044,398
1994 5,180,713
1996 5,250,329
1997 5,153,256
1999 4,664,386
2000 4,727,557
2001 4,757,674
2002 4,776,319
2003 4,674,869
2004 4,701,149
2005 4,651,255
2006 4,685,696
2007 4,700,176
2008 4,716,102
2009 4,702,112

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Argentina was 48.79 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 49.00 in 2003, while its lowest value was 48.77 in 2006.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1998 48.97
1999 48.96
2000 48.78
2001 48.86
2002 48.87
2003 49.00
2004 48.87
2005 48.82
2006 48.77
2007 48.80
2008 48.93
2009 48.79

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Argentina was 288,776 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 309,162 in 1997 and a minimum value of 175,929 in 1970.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 175,929
1971 181,230
1972 184,508
1973 183,796
1974 185,566
1975 195,997
1976 199,256
1977 199,384
1978 204,524
1979 206,275
1980 193,640
1981 200,388
1982 206,535
1983 212,932
1984 218,520
1985 229,715
1986 238,818
1987 252,259
1988 259,579
1994 295,488
1997 309,162
1999 221,495
2000 244,412
2001 274,580
2002 283,403
2003 269,588
2004 274,232
2005 279,349
2006 286,782
2007 302,654
2008 288,776

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Argentina was 87.42 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 92.57 in 1986, while its lowest value was 86.36 in 2003.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 91.74
1971 92.01
1972 92.20
1973 92.47
1974 92.55
1975 92.42
1976 92.53
1977 92.55
1981 92.05
1982 91.72
1983 92.53
1984 92.47
1985 92.30
1986 92.57
1987 91.27
1988 91.46
1994 89.33
1998 89.10
1999 88.37
2000 89.10
2001 86.36
2002 86.36
2003 86.36
2004 87.60
2005 87.62
2006 88.29
2007 87.26
2008 87.42

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes