Armenia — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Armenia, 1996–2023.
Education spending for Armenia was 2.44% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 26 years, from 1996 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 3.84% in 2009. The lowest was 1.85% in 1996 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.03% per year.
Armenia ranks 152 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 88%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 4.59%, so Armenia sits below it. It peaked in 2009 and has fallen 37% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 8%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 43 of 45 economies; Andorra (1.90%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 25% in 2020. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1996 level: doubled by 2009. Doubling roughly every 68 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 68th of 75 in 1996 → 90th of 116 in 2000 → 90th of 130 in 2010 → 133rd of 157 in 2020 → 88th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1996 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 2.49% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 2.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 2.71% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 2.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2.11% | -0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 2.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 2.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 2.81% | +0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 2.25% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 2.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 2.77% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 3.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 3.25% | -0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 3.84% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 3.17% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 3.02% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 2.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 2.71% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 2.49% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 2.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 2.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 2.47% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 2.77% | +0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 2.24% | +0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 1.85% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Armenia’s Education spending in 1999?
2.24% (1999). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Armenia’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1996 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +31.9% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 2.44%; 2022: 2.49%; 2021: 2.77%; 2020: 2.71%; 2019: 2.16%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.