Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Armenia
Armenia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 8.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Armenia, 2005–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 8.7% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Armenia peaked at 14.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2019.
That places Armenia 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 13.5% | 14.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 8.6% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Armenia
- Manufacturing, value added 754.82 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 71.1% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 23.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 9.20 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 14.07 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 9.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 11.0% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 81.3% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 14.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 105.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Armenia?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Armenia was 8.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2019.
- How does Armenia rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Armenia ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.