School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Armenia
Armenia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 192,932 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
192,932 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
127th
of 205 countries
All-time high
367,229 number
in 1975
All-time low
171,206 number
in 2014
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Armenia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 192,932 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Armenia peaked at 367,229 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 171,206 number, in 2014.
Armenia ranks 127th of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Armenia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 328,362 number | — |
| 1971 | 343,491 number | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 355,583 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 363,150 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 366,933 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 367,229 number | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 363,537 number | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 354,930 number | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 342,916 number | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 329,225 number | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 316,428 number | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 306,856 number | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 301,140 number | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 298,981 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 299,896 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 302,444 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 305,152 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 303,619 number | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 304,072 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 306,556 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 310,413 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 314,678 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 314,725 number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 313,470 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 245,201 number | -21.8% |
| 1995 | 244,301 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 244,704 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 247,715 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 318,079 number | +28.4% |
| 1999 | 322,267 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 324,583 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 322,923 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 315,624 number | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 304,921 number | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 291,692 number | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 277,043 number | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 261,559 number | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 244,092 number | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 226,385 number | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 209,337 number | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 194,620 number | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 183,785 number | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 176,235 number | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 172,346 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 171,206 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 171,779 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 173,593 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 176,642 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 181,234 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 186,929 number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 192,932 number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 351,536 number | 328,362 number | 367,229 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 304,514 number | 298,981 number | 316,428 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 287,555 number | 244,301 number | 322,267 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 277,816 number | 209,337 number | 324,583 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 178,837 number | 171,206 number | 194,620 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,932 number | 192,932 number | 192,932 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Armenia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Armenia was 192,932 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 367,229 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 171,206 number in 2014.
- How does Armenia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Armenia ranks 127th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.