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

Armenia: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 22,884 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
22,884 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
139th
of 202 countries
All-time high
37,520 number
in 1991
All-time low
18,425 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

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Armenia is 22,884 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Armenia peaked at 37,520 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18,425 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 … male than in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Armenia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 37,015 number —
1971 36,571 number -1.2%
1972 35,725 number -2.3%
1973 34,261 number -4.1%
1974 32,546 number -5.0%
1975 30,952 number -4.9%
1976 29,923 number -3.3%
1977 29,410 number -1.7%
1978 29,536 number +0.4%
1979 30,071 number +1.8%
1980 30,763 number +2.3%
1981 31,248 number +1.6%
1982 31,702 number +1.5%
1983 32,071 number +1.2%
1984 32,415 number +1.1%
1985 32,806 number +1.2%
1986 33,326 number +1.6%
1987 34,191 number +2.6%
1988 35,286 number +3.2%
1989 36,387 number +3.1%
1990 37,219 number +2.3%
1991 37,520 number +0.8%
1992 37,441 number -0.2%
1993 37,101 number -0.9%
1994 36,539 number -1.5%
1995 35,850 number -1.9%
1996 35,052 number -2.2%
1997 33,847 number -3.4%
1998 32,254 number -4.7%
1999 30,426 number -5.7%
2000 28,480 number -6.4%
2001 26,662 number -6.4%
2002 24,892 number -6.6%
2003 23,189 number -6.8%
2004 21,635 number -6.7%
2005 20,299 number -6.2%
2006 19,270 number -5.1%
2007 18,632 number -3.3%
2008 18,425 number -1.1%
2009 18,515 number +0.5%
2010 18,769 number +1.4%
2011 19,390 number +3.3%
2012 19,875 number +2.5%
2013 20,534 number +3.3%
2014 21,261 number +3.5%
2015 21,921 number +3.1%
2016 22,364 number +2.0%
2017 22,709 number +1.5%
2018 22,893 number +0.8%
2019 22,936 number +0.2%
2020 22,884 number -0.2%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 22,884 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 38% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 22,884 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,344 number, 58% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 32,601 number 29,410 number 37,015 number 10
1980s 33,020 number 30,763 number 36,387 number 10
1990s 35,325 number 30,426 number 37,520 number 10
2000s 22,000 number 18,425 number 28,480 number 10
2010s 21,265 number 18,769 number 22,936 number 10
2020s 22,884 number 22,884 number 22,884 number 1

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 136 Jamaica 24,201 number compare
  2. 137 Puerto Rico 23,690 number compare
  3. 138 Lesotho 23,515 number compare
  4. 140 Croatia 20,960 number compare
  5. 141 Moldova 19,827 number compare
  6. 142 Albania 17,892 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 22,884 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 37,520 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 18,425 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 21.9%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/