School age population, one year before than official … female than in Armenia

Armenia: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 20,217 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
20,217 number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
139th
of 202 countries
All-time high
36,839 number
in 1991
All-time low
15,583 number
in 2008
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Armenia, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Armenia stood at 20,217 number.

That represents a change of up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Armenia peaked at 36,839 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15,583 number, in 2008.

Armenia ranks 139th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Armenia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 34,965 number —
1971 34,468 number -1.4%
1972 33,610 number -2.5%
1973 32,294 number -3.9%
1974 30,823 number -4.6%
1975 29,511 number -4.3%
1976 28,731 number -2.6%
1977 28,338 number -1.4%
1978 28,497 number +0.6%
1979 29,015 number +1.8%
1980 29,668 number +2.3%
1981 30,145 number +1.6%
1982 30,570 number +1.4%
1983 30,848 number +0.9%
1984 31,080 number +0.8%
1985 31,373 number +0.9%
1986 31,847 number +1.5%
1987 32,821 number +3.1%
1988 34,076 number +3.8%
1989 35,377 number +3.8%
1990 36,400 number +2.9%
1991 36,839 number +1.2%
1992 36,712 number -0.3%
1993 36,216 number -1.4%
1994 35,426 number -2.2%
1995 34,467 number -2.7%
1996 33,408 number -3.1%
1997 32,133 number -3.8%
1998 30,575 number -4.8%
1999 28,820 number -5.7%
2000 26,923 number -6.6%
2001 25,033 number -7.0%
2002 23,205 number -7.3%
2003 21,285 number -8.3%
2004 19,424 number -8.7%
2005 17,781 number -8.5%
2006 16,551 number -6.9%
2007 15,794 number -4.6%
2008 15,583 number -1.3%
2009 15,745 number +1.0%
2010 16,107 number +2.3%
2011 16,856 number +4.7%
2012 17,358 number +3.0%
2013 17,964 number +3.5%
2014 18,605 number +3.6%
2015 19,199 number +3.2%
2016 19,659 number +2.4%
2017 19,988 number +1.7%
2018 20,167 number +0.9%
2019 20,225 number +0.3%
2020 20,217 number -0.0%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 20,217 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 35% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 20,217 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,030 number, 55% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 31,025 number 28,338 number 34,965 number 10
1980s 31,780 number 29,668 number 35,377 number 10
1990s 34,100 number 28,820 number 36,839 number 10
2000s 19,732 number 15,583 number 26,923 number 10
2010s 18,613 number 16,107 number 20,225 number 10
2020s 20,217 number 20,217 number 20,217 number 1

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 136 Uruguay 23,339 number compare
  2. 137 Jamaica 23,146 number compare
  3. 138 Puerto Rico 22,328 number compare
  4. 140 Croatia 19,634 number compare
  5. 141 Moldova 18,534 number compare
  6. 142 Equatorial Guinea 17,051 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Armenia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Armenia was 20,217 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 36,839 number in 1991.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 15,583 number in 2008.
How does Armenia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Armenia ranks 139th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/