Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP in Armenia

Armenia: Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP was 0.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
132nd
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2010
All-time low
0.3%
in 2012
Years of data
11
1996–2017

Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP in Armenia, 1996–2017

00.10.20.30.41996200620171996: 0.276 %2008: 0.358 %2009: 0.36 %2010: 0.379 %2011: 0.355 %2012: 0.263 %2013: 0.273 %2014: 0.306 %2015: 0.356 %2016: 0.364 %2017: 0.352 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp in Armenia is 0.4%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp in Armenia peaked at 0.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.

That places Armenia 132nd out of 160 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP (%) in Armenia, 1996 to 2017.
Year % Change
1996 0.3%
2008 0.4% +29.7%
2009 0.4% +0.4%
2010 0.4% +5.3%
2011 0.4% -6.2%
2012 0.3% -25.9%
2013 0.3% +3.9%
2014 0.3% +12.0%
2015 0.4% +16.3%
2016 0.4% +2.1%
2017 0.4% -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp in Armenia?
Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp in Armenia was 0.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
How does Armenia rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp?
Armenia ranks 132nd out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
Is government expenditure on tertiary education as % of gdp rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on tertiary education as % of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
160 places, 3,221 data points, 1970–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on tertiary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. A higher percentage of GDP spent on education shows a higher government priority for education, but also a higher capacity of the government to raise revenues for public spending, in relation to the size of the country's economy. When interpreting this indicator however, one should keep in mind in some countries, the private sector and/or households may fund a higher proportion of total funding for education, thus making government expenditure appear lower than in other countries. Limitations: In some instances data on total public expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/