Education · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Armenia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 28.8% (2021), 144th of 176 in the world and 49th of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 102.0% (2024), 74th of 191 in the world and 23rd of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 98.2% (2024), 54th of 168 in the world and 23rd of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Armenia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 28.8%2021 | 144/176 | 49/51 | · | · | 46.6% | −0.4 ppsince 1997 | 78.3% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 102.0%2024 | 74/191 | 23/53 | 90.6% | 101.0% | 92.9% | +7.6 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 98.2%2024 | 54/168 | 23/47 | 93.0%2002 | 96.2% | 94.4% | +4.2 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 90.9%2024 | 98/176 | 45/53 | 86.1% | 107.7% | 88.5% | +4.4 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 97.9%2024 | 38/168 | 18/50 | 87.9%2002 | 101.4% | 91.3% | −3.5 ppsince 2010 | 91.9% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 52.8%2024 | 80/172 | 46/52 | 32.5% | 50.6% | 52.3% | +5.1 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.1%2024 | 131/178 | 29/51 | 8.4%2002 | 5.0%2011 | 8.9% | −7.2 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 99.8%2023 | 10/141 | 8/27 | 99.4%2001 | 99.7%2011 | 99.8% | +0.1 ppsince 2011 | 98.8% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.9%2023 | 12/148 | 7/27 | 100.0% | 99.8%2011 | 99.9% | ±0.0 ppsince 2011 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 15.42018 | 109/173 | 14/48 | 20.32001 | · | 15.42018 | −20%since 2007 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 2.4%2023 | 160/184 | 47/49 | 2.8% | 3.2% | 2.7% | −0.2 ppsince 2013 | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 8.7%2025 | 154/179 | 41/49 | 0.0% | 12.4% | 8.8% | −1.9 ppsince 2015 | 11.7% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Primary completion+4.2 pp98.2% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment+4.4 pp90.9% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+5.1 pp52.8% in 2024
- Out-of-school children−7.2 pp1.1% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−0.4 pp28.8% in 2021
- Lower secondary completion−3.5 pp97.9% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Armenia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Armenia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Armenia | Iran | Türkiye | Azerbaijan | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 28.8%2021 | 72.5%2020 | 39.7%2020 | 46.3%2021 | 95.2%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 102.0%2024 | 102.0%2023 | 102.4%2023 | 105.6%2024 | 99.4%2024 |
| Primary completion | 98.2%2024 | 97.4%2023 | 90.6%2023 | 97.2%2024 | 103.8%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 90.9%2024 | 85.1%2023 | 118.4%2023 | 91.1%2024 | 101.0%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 97.9%2024 | 85.2%2023 | 91.8%2023 | 80.3%2024 | 85.9%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 52.8%2024 | 58.7%2022 | 105.9%2023 | 41.3%2024 | 89.5%2025 |
| Out-of-school children | 1.1%2024 | 0.1%2023 | 0.6%2023 | 0.0%2024 | 6.2%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 99.8%2023 | 88.9%2023 | 97.3%2021 | 99.8%2023 | 99.7%2024 |
| Youth literacy | 99.9%2023 | 98.7%2023 | 92.2%2022 | 99.9%2023 | 99.7%2024 |