Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Armenia
Armenia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 63.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Armenia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 63.5% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Armenia peaked at 63.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2001.
Armenia ranks 5th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 51.1% | — |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 55.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 56.6% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | +2.7% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 63.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 63.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.7%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 51.1% | 55.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 55.3% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 56.6% | 63.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 2 Myanmar 84.5% compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 67.3% compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 65.9% compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 63.2% compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 62.0% compare
- 8 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 61.9% compare
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 tertiary education who are female in Armenia?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Armenia was 63.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2001.
- How does Armenia rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Armenia ranks 5th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release