Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Armenia
Armenia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified was 89.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
89.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 100 countries
All-time high
89.6%
in 2024
All-time low
88.8%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Armenia, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 89.6% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Armenia ranks 16th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 88.8% | — |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 89.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83.4%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 89.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.8%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.8% | 88.8% | 88.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 88.9% | 89.6% | 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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Armenia?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Armenia was 89.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2019.
- How does Armenia rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified?
- Armenia ranks 16th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release