School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Armenia
Armenia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 294,730 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
294,730 number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
132nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
509,791 number
in 1975
All-time low
274,693 number
in 2011
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Armenia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Armenia is 294,730 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Armenia peaked at 509,791 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 274,693 number, in 2011.
Armenia ranks 132nd 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, secondary education, both sexes in Armenia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 434,809 number | — |
| 1971 | 458,588 number | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 479,552 number | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 494,901 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 505,022 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 509,791 number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 508,855 number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 502,571 number | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 491,911 number | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 477,646 number | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 461,340 number | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 446,179 number | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 434,234 number | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 425,532 number | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 420,759 number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 420,402 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 423,122 number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 421,239 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 421,136 number | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 422,716 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 425,374 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 428,733 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 427,504 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 424,714 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 355,065 number | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 353,482 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 354,178 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 359,219 number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 431,988 number | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 438,929 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 444,291 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 445,640 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 440,180 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 431,025 number | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 418,255 number | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 401,650 number | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 381,859 number | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 358,642 number | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 335,479 number | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 312,856 number | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 292,002 number | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 274,693 number | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 307,010 number | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 293,871 number | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 284,738 number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 279,389 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 277,913 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 279,021 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 282,599 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 287,921 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 294,730 number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 486,365 number | 434,809 number | 509,791 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 429,666 number | 420,402 number | 461,340 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 399,919 number | 353,482 number | 438,929 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 396,988 number | 312,856 number | 445,640 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 285,916 number | 274,693 number | 307,010 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 294,730 number | 294,730 number | 294,730 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, secondary education, both sexes in Armenia?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Armenia was 294,730 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 509,791 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 274,693 number in 2011.
- How does Armenia rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Armenia ranks 132nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.