Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Armenia
Armenia: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 82.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Armenia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Armenia is 82.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Armenia peaked at 88.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 2012.
Armenia ranks 16th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 55.6% | — |
| 2013 | 67.2% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | +35.0% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 83.5% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.0% | 55.6% | 88.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 69.2% | 83.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More education data for Armenia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.053 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Armenia?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Armenia was 82.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 2012.
- How does Armenia rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Armenia ranks 16th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.