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Share of children who have completed primary school in Armenia

Armenia: Share of children who have completed primary school was 99.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
99.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 1983
All-time low
99.3%
in 1999
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Share of children who have completed primary school in Armenia, 1981–2025

0204060801001981200320251981: 99.5 %1982: 99.5 %1983: 99.5 %1984: 99.5 %1985: 99.5 %1986: 99.5 %1987: 99.5 %1988: 99.5 %1989: 99.5 %1990: 99.5 %1991: 99.5 %1992: 99.4 %1993: 99.4 %1994: 99.4 %1995: 99.4 %1996: 99.4 %1997: 99.3 %1998: 99.3 %1999: 99.3 %2000: 99.3 %2001: 99.3 %2002: 99.3 %2003: 99.3 %2004: 99.3 %2005: 99.3 %2006: 99.3 %2007: 99.3 %2008: 99.3 %2009: 99.3 %2010: 99.4 %2011: 99.4 %2012: 99.4 %2013: 99.4 %2014: 99.4 %2015: 99.4 %2016: 99.4 %2017: 99.4 %2018: 99.4 %2019: 99.4 %2020: 99.4 %2021: 99.4 %2022: 99.4 %2023: 99.5 %2024: 99.5 %2025: 99.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 99.5% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Armenia peaked at 99.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 1999.

That places Armenia 46th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 9
1990s 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 10
2000s 99.3% 99.3% 99.3% 10
2010s 99.4% 99.4% 99.4% 10
2020s 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 6

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 43 Cuba 99.5% compare
  2. 43 Ecuador 99.5% compare
  3. 45 Portugal 99.5% compare
  4. 47 Barbados 99.5% compare
  5. 48 Kyrgyzstan 99.4% compare
  6. 49 Jamaica 99.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who have completed primary school in Armenia?
Share of children who have completed primary school in Armenia was 99.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1983.
What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 1999.
How does Armenia rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
Armenia ranks 46th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.