Argentina - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Argentina was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 7.00 in 1997, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1998.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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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 6.00
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
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Argentina was 4,800,419 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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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
1984 4,430,513
1985 4,589,291
1986 4,778,264
1987 4,906,907
1988 4,998,963
1990 4,965,396
1991 5,043,792
1994 5,180,713
1996 5,250,329
1997 5,153,256
1998 4,665,761
1999 4,823,808
2000 4,900,956
2001 4,950,674
2002 4,986,758
2003 4,885,664
2004 4,923,075
2005 4,872,889
2006 4,928,319
2007 4,951,505
2008 4,975,520
2009 4,961,821
2010 4,947,105
2011 4,911,776
2012 4,871,157
2013 4,791,544
2014 4,780,105
2015 4,784,446
2016 4,775,782
2017 4,753,843
2018 4,776,452
2019 4,800,419

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Argentina was 49.04 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 50.63 in 1988, while its lowest value was 48.79 in 2010.

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 49.40
1971 49.37
1972 49.25
1973 49.35
1974 49.22
1975 49.25
1976 49.18
1977 49.21
1978 49.52
1979 49.19
1980 49.20
1981 49.18
1982 49.11
1984 49.28
1985 49.42
1986 49.11
1987 49.34
1988 50.63
1990 49.10
1991 49.10
1996 48.94
1997 49.21
1998 48.97
1999 49.24
2000 49.09
2001 49.10
2002 49.09
2003 49.05
2004 48.97
2005 48.93
2006 49.00
2007 49.05
2008 49.02
2009 49.00
2010 48.79
2011 48.81
2012 48.81
2013 48.89
2014 49.05
2015 49.06
2016 49.03
2017 49.04

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 313,764 in 1996 and a minimum value of 175,929 in 1970.

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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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
1979 206,275
1980 193,640
1981 200,388
1982 206,535
1984 218,520
1985 229,715
1986 238,818
1987 252,259
1988 259,579
1994 295,488
1996 313,764
1997 309,162
1998 234,143
1999 221,495
2000 244,412
2001 274,580
2002 283,403
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 2002.

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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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
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
2004 87.60
2005 87.62
2006 88.29
2007 87.26
2008 87.42

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes