Share of primary school teachers who are women in Armenia
Armenia: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 89.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Armenia, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Armenia stood at 89.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Armenia peaked at 99.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2019.
Armenia ranks 37th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 93.7% | — |
| 1994 | 95.6% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 94.0% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 99.6% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 89.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 89.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.7% | 93.7% | 99.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 88.8% | 88.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 88.9% | 89.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More education data for Armenia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Armenia?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Armenia was 89.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2019.
- How does Armenia rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Armenia ranks 37th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.