Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Armenia

Armenia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 90.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
90.8%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
153rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
104.7%
in 2009
All-time low
90.8%
in 2019
Years of data
17
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Armenia, 1998–2019

02550751001998200820191998: 98.2 %1999: 98.6 %2000: 96.2 %2001: 94.6 %2002: 93 %2003: 93 %2004: 93.5 %2005: 96.1 %2006: 97.9 %2007: 101.6 %2008: 103.3 %2009: 104.7 %2010: 104.4 %2016: 93.5 %2017: 93 %2018: 92.1 %2019: 90.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Armenia stood at 90.8%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Armenia peaked at 104.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 2019.

Armenia ranks 153rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%) in Armenia, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 98.2%
1999 98.6% +0.5%
2000 96.2% -2.5%
2001 94.6% -1.7%
2002 93.0% -1.6%
2003 93.0% +0.0%
2004 93.5% +0.5%
2005 96.1% +2.8%
2006 97.9% +1.8%
2007 101.6% +3.8%
2008 103.3% +1.7%
2009 104.7% +1.3%
2010 104.4% -0.3%
2016 93.5% -10.4%
2017 93.0% -0.5%
2018 92.1% -1.0%
2019 90.8% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.4% 98.2% 98.6% 2
2000s 97.4% 93.0% 104.7% 10
2010s 94.8% 90.8% 104.4% 5

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 150 Zambia 91.1% compare
  2. 151 Congo 91.0% compare
  3. 152 Gambia 90.9% compare
  4. 154 Guatemala 90.0% compare
  5. 155 Lao People's Democratic Republic 89.4% compare
  6. 156 Mozambique 88.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Armenia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Armenia was 90.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 104.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 2019.
How does Armenia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Armenia ranks 153rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.