Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Armenia
Armenia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 22,884 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Armenia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Armenia stood at 22,884 number.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Armenia peaked at 37,309 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 18,410 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, male in Armenia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37,309 number | — |
| 1971 | 37,189 number | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 36,858 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 35,710 number | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 34,116 number | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 32,449 number | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 31,031 number | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 29,998 number | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 29,696 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 29,907 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 30,386 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 30,897 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 31,328 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 31,657 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 31,946 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 32,268 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 32,668 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 33,329 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 34,281 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 35,318 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 36,182 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 36,648 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 36,589 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 36,345 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 35,952 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 35,501 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 35,042 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 34,392 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 33,236 number | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 31,733 number | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 30,005 number | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 28,181 number | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 26,438 number | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 24,683 number | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 23,002 number | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 21,471 number | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 20,162 number | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 19,119 number | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 18,575 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 18,410 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 18,494 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18,973 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 19,319 number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 19,894 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 20,587 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 21,291 number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 21,871 number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 22,342 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 22,653 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 22,825 number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 22,884 number | +0.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 22,884 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 38% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 22,884 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,782 number, 58% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,426 number | 29,696 number | 37,309 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,408 number | 30,386 number | 35,318 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,162 number | 31,733 number | 36,648 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,005 number | 18,410 number | 30,005 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,825 number | 18,494 number | 22,825 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,884 number | 22,884 number | 22,884 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, male in Armenia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Armenia was 22,884 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 37,309 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,410 number in 2009.
- How does Armenia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Armenia ranks 139th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.