Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Argentina
Argentina: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 16.78 in 2009. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Argentina, 1970–2009
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Argentina recorded 16.78 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2009. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Argentina peaked at 16.78 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.35, in 1983.
That places Argentina 79th out of 175 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.24 | 10.88 | 15.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.32 | 10.35 | 12.9 | 8 |
| 1990s | 14.45 | 13.15 | 15.76 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.6 | 14.77 | 16.78 | 6 |
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More education data for Argentina
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 288,776 (2008)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.2% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.9% (2023)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 22.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Argentina?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Argentina was 16.78 in 2009, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 16.78 in 2009.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.35 in 1983.
- How does Argentina rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Argentina ranks 79th out of 175 countries with data for 2009.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.