Argentina vs Türkiye
Argentina vs Türkiye: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 96% in Argentina in 1991 and 87.2% in Türkiye in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1980 the value was higher in Argentina, by 9.7 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Türkiye.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
- The world as a whole: 75.8% in 1980.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Argentina | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | – | 87.2 | 88.2 |
| 2016 | – | 93.7 | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | 94.2 | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | 94 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | – | 92.5 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | – | 92 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | – | 94.6 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | – | 95.4 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | – | 94.5 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | – | 96.6 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | – | 97.1 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | – | 96.2 | 86 |
| 2005 | – | – | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | – | 84.7 |
| 2003 | – | – | 83.5 |
| 2002 | – | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81 |
| 2000 | – | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | 90.8 | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | 88.3 | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | 88.3 | 78 |
| 1994 | – | 88.9 | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | 96 | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 94.3 | 84.6 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 97 | 83.7 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 97 | 85.5 | 69 |
| 1965 | 93 | 74.7 | 66 |
| 1960 | 90 | 37.8 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 86.5 | 46.7 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 79.2 | 44.7 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 74.8 | 38.8 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 70.4 | 32.8 | 40 |
| 1935 | 66 | 26.9 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 61.6 | 21 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 57.2 | 15.1 | 33 |
| 1920 | 52.8 | 9.2 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 48.4 | 6.8 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 44 | 5 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 39.6 | 3.6 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 35.2 | 2.6 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 30.8 | 1.9 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 25.8 | 1.4 | 20 |
| 1885 | 20.7 | 1 | 19 |
| 1880 | 20.4 | 0.7 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 20.1 | 0.5 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 19.8 | 0.4 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 16 | 0.3 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 12.8 | 0.2 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 10.2 | 0.1 | 8 |
| 1850 | 8.1 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 5 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 3.9 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1825 | 2.4 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 1.8 | 0 | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArgentina: 92.4% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025