Duration of compulsory education in Armenia, Republic of
Armenia, Republic of: Duration of compulsory education was 12 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Duration of compulsory education in Armenia, Republic of, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Armenia, Republic of recorded 12 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Armenia, Republic of peaked at 12 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1999.
Armenia, Republic of ranks 33rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7 years | 10 years | 12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12 years | 12 years | 6 |
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More education data for Armenia, Republic of
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,540 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Armenia, Republic of?
- Duration of compulsory education in Armenia, Republic of was 12 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Armenia, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 12 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Armenia, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1999.
- How does Armenia, Republic of rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Armenia, Republic of ranks 33rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Armenia, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release