Literacy rates among adults in Armenia
Armenia: Literacy rates among adults was 99.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
2nd
of 89 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
98.8%
in 1989
Years of data
10
1989–2023
Literacy rates among adults in Armenia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 99.8% for literacy rates among adults in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates among adults in Armenia peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 1989.
That places Armenia 2nd out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 99.8% compare
- 4 Tajikistan 99.7% compare
- 5 Spain 99.7% 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 literacy rates among adults in Armenia?
- Literacy rates among adults in Armenia was 99.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 1989.
- How does Armenia rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Armenia ranks 2nd out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates among adults rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.