Adult literacy rate in Armenia
99.8% of adults in Armenia could read and write in 2023.
Armenia, 2023
99.8%
Change from 2022
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World, 2023
87.6%
Adult literacy rate in Armenia over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Armenia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | 87.6% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | 87.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | 86.8% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | – | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | 99.4% | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 99.8% in 2022.
- Since 1989, when it was 98.8%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 87.6%.
More for Armenia
All statistics for Armenia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.0%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
20.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
100.0%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
100.0%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
95.0%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
1.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS