Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Armenia
Armenia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 84 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.91 GPIA
in 1989
Years of data
9
1989–2023
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Armenia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Armenia is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Armenia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.91 GPIA, in 1989.
Armenia ranks 5th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Armenia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.91 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.97 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.99 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.91 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.97 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9925 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9967 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 2 Thailand 1.04 GPIA compare
- 3 Colombia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 3 Uruguay 1.01 GPIA compare
- 5 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 0.99 GPIA compare
- 8 Brazil 0.99 GPIA compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 0.99 GPIA compare
- 8 Spain 0.99 GPIA compare
- 8 Georgia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 8 Honduras 0.99 GPIA compare
- 8 Mongolia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 8 Tonga 0.99 GPIA compare
More education data for Armenia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.053 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Armenia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Armenia was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 GPIA in 1989.
- How does Armenia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Armenia ranks 5th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release