Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Armenia
Armenia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Armenia, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Armenia stood at 1.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and up 89.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Armenia peaked at 1.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.
That places Armenia 14th out of 55 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +47.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -45.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +67.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -38.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +222.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -36.3% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +74.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -20.6% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 1.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 3.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 1.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More education data for Armenia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.91 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.92 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 581 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,649 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 290,201 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160,885 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Armenia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Armenia was 1.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- How does Armenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Armenia ranks 14th out of 55 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.8%. 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, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release