Net attendance rate of primary school in Armenia
Armenia: Net attendance rate of primary school was 99.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Net attendance rate of primary school in Armenia, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net attendance rate of primary school in Armenia stood at 99.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Armenia peaked at 99.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 95.4%, in 2016.
That places Armenia 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Net attendance rate of primary school in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 95.8% | — |
| 2016 | 95.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 99.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.6% | 95.4% | 95.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.7% | 3 |
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 net attendance rate of primary school in Armenia?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in Armenia was 99.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.4% in 2016.
- How does Armenia rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Armenia ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.