School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Armenia
Armenia: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 79,444 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Armenia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Armenia is 79,444 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Armenia peaked at 137,420 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 47,323 number, in 2010.
Armenia ranks 144th 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, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 105,967 number | — |
| 1971 | 106,118 number | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 105,882 number | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 104,016 number | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 100,606 number | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 96,423 number | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 92,508 number | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 89,182 number | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 87,111 number | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 86,677 number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 87,447 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 88,600 number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 89,711 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 90,642 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 91,205 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 91,665 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 92,398 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 93,957 number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 96,680 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 100,010 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 103,210 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 105,578 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 105,924 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 105,332 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 137,420 number | +30.5% |
| 1995 | 135,653 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 133,836 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 99,234 number | -25.9% |
| 1998 | 96,891 number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 93,474 number | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 89,028 number | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 83,950 number | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 79,302 number | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 74,090 number | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 68,390 number | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 62,599 number | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 57,265 number | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 52,546 number | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 49,183 number | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 47,553 number | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 47,323 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 64,129 number | +35.5% |
| 2012 | 64,865 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 66,348 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 68,406 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 70,775 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 73,156 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 75,437 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 77,299 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 78,611 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 79,444 number | +1.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 79,444 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 34% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 79,444 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 218,280 number, 36% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +35.5% | 47,323 number | 64,129 number |
| 1994 | +30.5% | 105,332 number | 137,420 number |
| 1997 | -25.9% | 133,836 number | 99,234 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97,449 number | 86,677 number | 106,118 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 92,232 number | 87,447 number | 100,010 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 111,655 number | 93,474 number | 137,420 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,391 number | 47,553 number | 89,028 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,635 number | 47,323 number | 78,611 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,444 number | 79,444 number | 79,444 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More education data for Armenia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.91 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.92 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Armenia?
- School age population, primary education, female in Armenia was 79,444 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 137,420 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,323 number in 2010.
- How does Armenia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Armenia ranks 144th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.