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Armenia

Europe & Central AsiaUpper middle income3.09M population

Last updated August 4, 2026

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Progressing readiness

Composite GEFRI Score

Access & Parity is strong, but Governance lags

Armenia shows progressing readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (69th percentile worldwide). Reforms are translating into broader capability, though uneven performance continues to slow system-wide alignment.

70.34Composite score
Global percentile
69th
Global rank
#55
Regional rank
#36
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Advanced readiness
Infrastructure
81.86
59th percentileGlobal avg. 70.44
Progressing readiness
Human Capital
72.41
53rd percentileGlobal avg. 66.18
Emerging readiness
Innovation
55.14
68th percentileGlobal avg. 48.64
Emerging readiness
Governance
50.20
61st percentileGlobal avg. 47.07
Target achieved
Access & Parity
92.07
76th percentileGlobal avg. 60.85

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 69th percentile.

Places 55th worldwide.

Holds a regional position of 36th within Europe & Central Asia.

Scores range from Access & Parity (92.1) to Governance (50.2), reflecting variation across dimensions.

Trails regional peers most clearly in Governance.

Regional peers: Europe & Central Asia

Composite GEFRI Score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
11Denmark92.17
22Sweden90.49
33Finland89.65
44Switzerland89.17
55Netherlands89.11
66Norway87.90
107Germany87.54
118United Kingdom86.92
139Austria86.41
1710Estonia85.02
1811France84.86
2112Ireland84.28
2213Belgium84.17
2314Iceland83.80
2415Portugal83.51
2516Lithuania83.33
2617Czechia83.18
2718Slovenia83.15
LiechtensteinMicrostate82.84
2819Spain82.70
2920Poland81.97
3021Cyprus81.79
3122Luxembourg81.62
3323Italy80.65
3524Latvia79.58
3625Greece78.07
3726Croatia77.94
MonacoMicrostate77.40
4027Hungary76.63
4128Slovak Republic76.44
AndorraMicrostate74.65
San MarinoMicrostate74.31
GreenlandMicrostate73.41
4429Bulgaria73.29
4530Moldova73.12
4731Serbia72.79
4832Turkiye72.71
4933Georgia72.47
5034Russian Federation71.70
GibraltarMicrostate70.82
5435Kazakhstan70.49
5536Armenia70.34
5737Montenegro70.09
Faroe IslandsMicrostate69.59
5838Albania69.55
6339Belarus68.95
6440North Macedonia68.94
6841Uzbekistan68.67
Channel IslandsMicrostate68.37
Isle of ManMicrostate67.94
7342Bosnia and Herzegovina67.73
7843Romania66.62
8044Kyrgyz Republic65.76
8445Azerbaijan63.45
9346UkraineFCS59.93
10147Turkmenistan57.88
10348Kosovo57.69
10749Tajikistan56.05