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

Latest (2025)
8.7%
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
165th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.3%
in 2008
All-time low
8.6%
in 2019
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Armenia, 2005–2025

0510152005201520252005: 13.6 %2006: 13.6 %2007: 13.5 %2008: 14.3 %2009: 13.5 %2010: 12.4 %2011: 12.6 %2012: 12.4 %2013: 11.1 %2014: 9.4 %2015: 10.7 %2016: 10.2 %2017: 10.4 %2018: 8.7 %2019: 8.6 %2020: 8.8 %2021: 9.7 %2022: 9.4 %2023: 9 %2024: 9.4 %2025: 8.7 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Indicator
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.