Inequality in education in Armenia
Armenia: Inequality in education was 0.0293 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Armenia, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 0.0293 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Armenia peaked at 0.0369 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0293, in 2015.
That places Armenia 161st out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0331 | 0.0293 | 0.0369 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0293 | 0.0293 | 0.0293 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 158 United Kingdom 0.0316 compare
- 159 Croatia 0.03 compare
- 160 Turkmenistan 0.0294 compare
- 162 Belarus 0.0277 compare
- 163 United States 0.0266 compare
- 164 Austria 0.0263 compare
More education data for Armenia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,540 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.72 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Armenia?
- Inequality in education in Armenia was 0.0293 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0369 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0293 in 2015.
- How does Armenia rank for inequality in education?
- Armenia ranks 161st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.