Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Armenia
Armenia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Armenia, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Armenia stood at 2.4%.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Armenia peaked at 3.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1996.
Armenia ranks 170th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Armenia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 7,540 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.72 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Armenia?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Armenia was 2.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1996.
- How does Armenia rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Armenia ranks 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.