Armenia's primary education, pupils was 160,885 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 12.89% from 142,517 in 2014 (1.22% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 160,885 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 154,409 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 142,517 | 2014 |
| Highest | 266,076 | 1994 |
| Lowest | 101,819 | 2010 |
| Average since 2015 | 153,648 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 221,874 | 1991 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Armenia's primary education, pupils rose 3% on 2023 (from 156,224 to 160,885).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.7% and a typical year strayed about 10.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 34.3% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 29.6% in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1,375 a year. A straight line explains 86% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Armenia had the 76th highest value of the 119 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 160,885 | 2024 |
| World | 780.85 million | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 52.35 million | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 237.35 million | 2024 |
Closest to Armenia in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 34 values
| Year | Primary education, pupils |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 160,885 |
| 2023 | 156,224 |
| 2022 | 155,801 |
| 2021 | 155,673 |
| 2020 | 154,905 |
| 2019 | 154,409 |
| 2018 | 153,415 |
| 2017 | 152,134 |
| 2016 | 148,481 |
| 2015 | 144,549 |
| 2014 |
Primary education, pupils in nearby economies
More education data for Armenia
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
- School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 52.77% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 101.99% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 101.02% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 102.89% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.01 (2021)
- Preprimary education, duration (years)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Armenia's primary education, pupils?
- 160,885 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is down 27.49% from 221,874 in 1991 (0.97% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 266,076 in 1994 and the lowest 101,819 in 2010.
- How does Armenia rank?
- 76th highest of 119 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in primary education, pupils unusual for Armenia?
- In 2024, Armenia's primary education, pupils rose 3% on 2023 (from 156,224 to 160,885). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.7% and a typical year strayed about 10.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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