Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Armenia
Armenia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 45.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
45.0%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
2nd
of 40 countries
All-time high
46.6%
in 2020
All-time low
43.1%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Armenia, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 45.0% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
That places Armenia 2nd out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 45.4% | — |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.6% | 43.3% | 46.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 43.1% | 46.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 1 United States of America 48.5% compare
- 3 Ireland 43.7% compare
- 4 Cyprus 41.4% compare
- 5 Netherlands 39.6% compare
More education data for Armenia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.99 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Armenia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Armenia was 45.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2022.
- How does Armenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Armenia ranks 2nd out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release