Argentina's school enrollment, secondary (% net) was 90.8% in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 13.11 percentage points from 77.68% in 2007.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 90.8% | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 85.89% | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | 77.68% | 2007 |
| Highest | 90.8% | 2017 |
| Lowest | 40.5% | 1974 |
| Average since 2008 | 85.46% | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | 40.5% | 1974 |
What the numbers say
In 2017, Argentina's school enrollment, secondary (% net) rose 0.91 percentage points on 2016 (from 89.88% to 90.8%).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2016), the average change was +0.89 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.92 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.37 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.6 percentage points in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.33 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 95.28% for 2020. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2015 to 2017 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.39%, against 2.07% for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2017, Argentina had the 26th highest value of the 43 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 90.8% | 2017 |
| World | 66.27% | 2018 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 77.5% | 2018 |
| Upper middle income | 82.24% | 2018 |
Closest to Argentina in the 2017 ranking
What this measures
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.
Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 22 values
| Year | School enrollment, secondary (% net) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 90.8 |
| 2016 | 89.88 |
| 2015 | 88.44 |
| 2014 | 87.63 |
| 2013 | 87.1 |
| 2012 | 85.89 |
| 2011 | 83.52 |
| 2010 | 82.1 |
| 2009 | 80.57 |
| 2008 | 78.65 |
| 2007 |
School enrollment, secondary (% net) in nearby economies
- Bahamas, The — 62.5% (2018)
- Barbados — 93.63% (2018)
- Belize — 71.15% (2018)
- Bolivia — 76.55% (2018)
- British Virgin Islands — 68.11% (2017)
- Chile — 88.65% (2017)
- Colombia — 77.47% (2018)
- Costa Rica — 82.45% (2018)
- Cuba — 84.18% (2018)
- Dominica — 87.74% (2016)
- Dominican Republic
More education data for Argentina
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils — 4.56 million (2023)
- School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 105.58% (2023)
- Primary education, pupils — 4.58 million (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 102.54% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 103.18% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Argentina's school enrollment, secondary (% net)?
- 90.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1974?
- It is up 50.3 percentage points from 40.5% in 1974. The highest value was 90.8% in 2017 and the lowest 40.5% in 1974.
- How does Argentina rank?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.NENR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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