School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Armenia
Armenia: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 2.51 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Armenia, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 2.51 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Armenia peaked at 2.73 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8469 years, in 1996.
That places Armenia 65th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.88 years | — |
| 1988 | 0.9399 years | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 1.02 years | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 1.16 years | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 1.27 years | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 1.27 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.15 years | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9562 years | -17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9541 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8469 years | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 1.14 years | +34.1% |
| 1998 | 1.68 years | +47.8% |
| 1999 | 1.76 years | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.78 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.68 years | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.81 years | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 1.86 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.89 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.98 years | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.16 years | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 2.35 years | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 2.45 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.59 years | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 2.69 years | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.35 years | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 2.29 years | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.35 years | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.33 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.55 years | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 2.61 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.73 years | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.51 years | -8.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 2.51 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.96 years, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 2.51 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.15 years, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +47.8% | 1.14 years | 1.68 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9472 years | 0.88 years | 1.02 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.22 years | 0.8469 years | 1.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.05 years | 1.68 years | 2.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 years | 2.29 years | 2.73 years | 10 |
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 life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Armenia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Armenia was 2.51 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8469 years in 1996.
- How does Armenia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Armenia ranks 65th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.