Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Armenia
Armenia: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 98.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Armenia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children in primary school age who are in school in Armenia is 98.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Armenia peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 2020.
That places Armenia 53rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.3% | 91.6% | 98.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 91.6% | 95.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 91.1% | 98.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Armenia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,540 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.72 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Armenia?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Armenia was 98.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Armenia ranks 53rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.