Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Armenia

Armenia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 54.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
54.0%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 101 countries
All-time high
60.5%
in 2013
All-time low
54.0%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2007–2020

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Armenia, 2007–2020

02040602007201320202007: 58.4 %2009: 57.5 %2010: 57.8 %2011: 54.7 %2012: 59 %2013: 60.5 %2017: 54.3 %2020: 54 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 54.0% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Armenia peaked at 60.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2020.

Armenia ranks 10th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.9% 57.5% 58.4% 2
2010s 57.3% 54.3% 60.5% 5
2020s 54.0% 54.0% 54.0% 1

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 7 Canada 54.9% compare
  2. 8 Sweden 54.4% compare
  3. 9 Lithuania 54.2% compare
  4. 11 United States of America 54.0% compare
  5. 12 Norway 53.8% compare
  6. 13 Iceland 52.6% compare

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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 54.0% in 2020, 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 60.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2020.
How does Armenia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
Armenia ranks 10th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
101 places, 1,571 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release