School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Armenia
Armenia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Armenia, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Armenia is 11.34 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Armenia peaked at 11.34 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.12 years, in 1998.
Armenia ranks 120th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Armenia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.63 years | — |
| 1992 | 9.23 years | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 9.36 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 8.99 years | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 8.18 years | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 8.14 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 8.12 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.51 years | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 8.74 years | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 9.1 years | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 9.29 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.58 years | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 9.96 years | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 10.47 years | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 10.21 years | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 10.61 years | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 10.58 years | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 10.52 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.02 years | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 10.79 years | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.7 years | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 10.56 years | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.52 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.46 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.29 years | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 10.65 years | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 10.8 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 11.11 years | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 11.22 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.07 years | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 11.34 years | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.77 years | 8.12 years | 9.63 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.75 years | 8.74 years | 10.61 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.61 years | 10.29 years | 11.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.11 years | 10.8 years | 11.34 years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Armenia?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Armenia was 11.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.34 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.12 years in 1998.
- How does Armenia rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Armenia ranks 120th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release