Lower secondary school starting age in Armenia

Armenia: Lower secondary school starting age was 10 years in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
10 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
11 years
in 1994
All-time low
10 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025

Lower secondary school starting age in Armenia, 1970–2025

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 10 years for lower secondary school starting age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary school starting age in Armenia peaked at 11 years in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1970.

That places Armenia 192nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10 years 10 years 10 years 10
1980s 10 years 10 years 10 years 10
1990s 10.4 years 10 years 11 years 10
2000s 10 years 10 years 10 years 10
2010s 10 years 10 years 10 years 10
2020s 10 years 10 years 10 years 6

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 192 Austria 10 years compare
  2. 192 Azerbaijan 10 years compare
  3. 192 Belarus 10 years compare
  4. 192 Germany 10 years compare
  5. 192 Kazakhstan 10 years compare
  6. 192 Myanmar 10 years compare
  7. 192 Nepal 10 years compare
  8. 192 Oman 10 years compare
  9. 192 Pakistan 10 years compare
  10. 192 Slovakia 10 years compare
  11. 192 Somalia 10 years compare
  12. 192 Sri Lanka 10 years compare
  13. 192 Turkey 10 years compare
  14. 192 Turkmenistan 10 years compare
  15. 192 Ukraine 10 years compare
  16. 192 United Arab Emirates 10 years compare
  17. 192 Palestine 10 years compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary school starting age in Armenia?
Lower secondary school starting age in Armenia was 10 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 11 years in 1994.
What is the lowest lower secondary school starting age recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1970.
How does Armenia rank for lower secondary school starting age?
Armenia ranks 192nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary school starting age rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary school starting age (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Lower secondary school starting age (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 11,411 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.