Population of compulsory school age, male in Armenia
Armenia: Population of compulsory school age, male was 245,615 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
245,615
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
130th
of 197 countries
All-time high
355,977
in 1999
All-time low
196,729
in 2010
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Population of compulsory school age, male in Armenia, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, male in Armenia stood at 245,615.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Armenia peaked at 355,977 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 196,729, in 2010.
That places Armenia 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 355,977 | — |
| 2000 | 335,305 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 309,388 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 296,811 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 286,034 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 274,120 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 261,400 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 247,936 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 233,452 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 218,319 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 205,517 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 196,729 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 210,741 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 229,499 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 227,159 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 226,238 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 226,726 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 228,718 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 232,090 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 236,549 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 237,753 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 238,485 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 238,160 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 237,001 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 241,981 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 247,300 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 245,615 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 355,977 | 355,977 | 355,977 | 1 |
| 2000s | 266,828 | 205,517 | 335,305 | 10 |
| 2010s | 225,220 | 196,729 | 237,753 | 10 |
| 2020s | 241,424 | 237,001 | 247,300 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 127 Hong Kong 254,600 compare
- 128 Guinea-Bissau 252,416 compare
- 129 Namibia 248,693 compare
- 131 Republic of Moldova 203,206 compare
- 132 Puerto Rico 196,344 compare
- 133 Lesotho 193,957 compare
More education data for Armenia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40,588 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Armenia?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Armenia was 245,615 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 355,977 in 1999.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 196,729 in 2010.
- How does Armenia rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Armenia ranks 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release