Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Armenia
Armenia: Literacy rates of older vs. younger population was 99.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Armenia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Armenia stood at 99.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Armenia peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 1989.
Armenia ranks 2nd of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 88.3% | — |
| 2001 | 96.8% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.3% | 88.3% | 88.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.3% | 99.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 3 Georgia 99.5% compare
- 4 Tonga 99.5% compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 99.2% compare
More education data for Armenia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 151,682 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61,278 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 96,565 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,750 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 790 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 55,977 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Armenia?
- Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Armenia was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 1989.
- How does Armenia rank for literacy rates of older vs. younger population?
- Armenia ranks 2nd out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates of older vs. younger population 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates of older vs. younger population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 65 years and older who can read and write.