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Armenia

Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income3.09M population

Last updated July 15, 2026

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Progressing readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Access & Parity is strong, but Innovation lags

Armenia shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (72nd percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.

60.55Composite score
Global percentile
72nd
Global rank
#51
Regional rank
#33
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Progressing readiness
Infrastructure
63.11
55th percentileGlobal avg. 55.13
Emerging readiness
Human Capital
50.42
48th percentileGlobal avg. 47.36
Emerging readiness
Innovation
48.42
62nd percentileGlobal avg. 46.19
Emerging readiness
Governance
50.54
61st percentileGlobal avg. 47.46
Target achieved
Access & Parity
90.27
88th percentileGlobal avg. 48.49

Country profile

Armenia shows progressing readiness, with important strengths but continued gaps across the system. Most dimension scores sit close to global norms, without a single dimension standing far above the rest.

Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned.

R&D investment remains modest, affecting long-term innovation potential. Governance effectiveness is below global norms, affecting the stability of education reforms. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.

Regionally, Governance lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.

Key insights

Sits above the global median at the 72nd percentile.

Places 51st worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 33rd within Europe & Central Asia.

Scores range from Access & Parity (90.3) to Innovation (48.4), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Trails regional peers most clearly in Governance.

Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
11Denmark81.59
52Sweden77.08
63Switzerland77.02
74Finland76.93
85Germany76.56
96Netherlands76.56
107United Kingdom76.38
118Norway76.20
139Austria75.95
1510France75.22
1811Estonia73.17
1912Portugal73.10
2213Czechia72.05
2314Ireland71.89
2415Lithuania71.85
2516Iceland71.73
2617Belgium71.58
2718Poland71.56
2819Slovenia71.48
2920Spain71.36
3021Luxembourg70.52
3122Italy69.92
3223Cyprus69.86
3524Greece69.56
3625Latvia68.02
LiechtensteinMicrostate67.57
3726Hungary66.10
3827Croatia64.91
GibraltarMicrostate64.27
San MarinoMicrostate64.21
4228Moldova63.44
4329Bulgaria62.53
MonacoMicrostate62.37
4430Serbia61.97
4731Turkiye61.45
AndorraMicrostate61.32
4832Slovak Republic61.14
5133Armenia60.55
5234Montenegro60.47
5435Russian Federation60.20
GreenlandMicrostate59.84
Channel IslandsMicrostate59.44
5536Albania59.03
5637Kazakhstan59.00
Isle of ManMicrostate58.99
Faroe IslandsMicrostate58.58
5838North Macedonia58.56
5939Uzbekistan58.51
6040Belarus58.48
6341Georgia57.75
6742Bosnia and Herzegovina56.89
7043Kyrgyz Republic56.84
7744Romania54.80
8645Kosovo51.87
9146Turkmenistan50.84
9247UkraineFCS50.60
9548Azerbaijan49.48
10949Tajikistan43.25