Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Armenia
Armenia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 20,178 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Armenia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Armenia stood at 20,178 number.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Armenia peaked at 36,104 number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 15,637 number, in 2009.
Armenia ranks 139th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Armenia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35,364 number | — |
| 1971 | 35,124 number | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 34,682 number | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 33,616 number | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 32,220 number | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 30,808 number | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 29,661 number | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 28,812 number | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 28,595 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 28,823 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 29,283 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 29,773 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 30,217 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 30,479 number | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 30,666 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 30,894 number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 31,232 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 31,990 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 33,085 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 34,322 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 35,418 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 36,095 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 36,104 number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 35,784 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 35,205 number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 34,485 number | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 33,700 number | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 32,840 number | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 31,621 number | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 30,133 number | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 28,431 number | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 26,592 number | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 24,896 number | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 22,999 number | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 21,054 number | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 19,220 number | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 17,646 number | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 16,394 number | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 15,783 number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 15,637 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 15,785 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16,395 number | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 16,797 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 17,347 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 17,974 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 18,606 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 19,166 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 19,622 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 19,922 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 20,097 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 20,178 number | +0.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 20,178 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 36% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 20,178 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31,770 number | 28,595 number | 35,364 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,194 number | 29,283 number | 34,322 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,138 number | 30,133 number | 36,104 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,865 number | 15,637 number | 28,431 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,171 number | 15,785 number | 20,097 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,178 number | 20,178 number | 20,178 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Armenia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Armenia was 20,178 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 36,104 number in 1992.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,637 number in 2009.
- How does Armenia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Armenia ranks 139th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.