Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Armenia
Armenia: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Armenia, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 0.2% for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Armenia peaked at 0.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
That places Armenia 153rd out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3% | — |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -25.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 30% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 26% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
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 government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Armenia?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Armenia was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Armenia rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Armenia ranks 153rd out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release