Armenia's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.02 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.35% from 1.01 in 2011 (0.13% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.02 | 2021 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.01 | 2011 |
| Highest | 1.07 | 2000 |
| Lowest | 0.99 | 2009 |
| Average since 2013 | 1.03 | 2013–2021 |
| First recorded | 1.07 | 2000 |
Since 2000 it is down 4.65% from 1.07 in 2000 (0.23% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 9 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2021, Armenia's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.01 on 2020 (from 1.03 to 1.02).
Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2020), the average change was +0.00246 and a typical year strayed about 0.00897 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.01 in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.01 in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Armenia had the 18th highest value of the 51 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 | 1.02 | 2021 |
| World | 0.99 | 2020 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 0.99 | 2020 |
| Upper middle income | 1.01 | 2020 |
Closest to Armenia in the 2021 ranking
- Rwanda — 14th of 51: 1.02
- Botswana — 15th of 51: 1.02
- Dominican Republic — 16th of 51: 1.02
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 18th of 51: 1.02
- Fiji — 19th of 51: 1.02
- Montenegro — 20th of 51: 1.01
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 13 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.02 |
| 2020 | 1.03 |
| 2019 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 1.02 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | 1.04 |
| 2014 | 1.04 |
| 2013 | 1.03 |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 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)
- Primary education, pupils — 160,885 (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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Armenia's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 1.02 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 4.65% from 1.07 in 2000 (0.23% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.07 in 2000 and the lowest 0.99 in 2009.
- How does Armenia rank?
- 18th highest of 51 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Armenia?
- In 2021, Armenia's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.01 on 2020 (from 1.03 to 1.02). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2020), the average change was +0.00246 and a typical year strayed about 0.00897 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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