School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Armenia
Armenia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 128,745 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
128,745 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
138th
of 206 countries
All-time high
304,807 number
in 1990
All-time low
112,224 number
in 2011
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Armenia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 128,745 number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Armenia peaked at 304,807 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 112,224 number, in 2011.
Armenia ranks 138th 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.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Armenia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 276,126 number | — |
| 1971 | 269,706 number | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 258,995 number | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 246,304 number | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 234,714 number | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 231,388 number | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 229,752 number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 232,110 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 237,996 number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 245,223 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 248,117 number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 251,273 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 254,852 number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 257,789 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 260,841 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 265,928 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 271,610 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 280,985 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 291,360 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 300,528 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 304,807 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 304,230 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 301,623 number | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 295,815 number | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 287,261 number | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 276,110 number | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 264,376 number | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 249,196 number | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 232,523 number | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 215,579 number | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 201,019 number | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 187,560 number | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 173,583 number | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 160,624 number | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 149,696 number | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 143,250 number | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 138,799 number | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 138,532 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 141,061 number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 144,817 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 145,619 number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 112,224 number | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 115,639 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 119,592 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 123,482 number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 126,029 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 128,075 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 129,208 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 129,438 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 129,007 number | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 128,745 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 246,231 number | 229,752 number | 276,126 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 268,328 number | 248,117 number | 300,528 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 273,152 number | 215,579 number | 304,807 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 157,894 number | 138,532 number | 201,019 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 125,831 number | 112,224 number | 145,619 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 128,745 number | 128,745 number | 128,745 number | 1 |
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More education data for Armenia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7,540 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Armenia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Armenia was 128,745 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 304,807 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,224 number in 2011.
- How does Armenia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Armenia ranks 138th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.