Public spending on education as a share of GDP rose 5.61% to 2.71% in Armenia in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, public spending on education as a share of GDP in Armenia reached an all time high of 3.84% in 2009 and an all time low of 1.85% in 1996. When compared to Armenia's main peers, public spending on education as a share of GDP in Azerbaijan amounted to 4.33%, 3.85% in Georgia, 3.59% in Iran and 3.36% in Turkey in 2020.
Armenia has been ranked 122nd within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of public spending on education as a share of GDP, 16 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Spending on Education (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Armenia | % | 2.81% | 2.76% | 2.71% | 2.26% | 2.56% | ||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | % | 2.95% | 2.90% | 2.47% | 2.46% | 2.68% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 3.92% | 3.40% | 4.08% | 4.05% | 4.20% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Georgia | % | 3.16% | 3.59% | 3.57% | 3.52% | 3.81% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.66% | 3.97% | 3.48% | 3.60% | 3.59% | ... | |||||||||||
| Iran | % | 2.80% | 3.37% | 3.79% | 3.96% | 3.66% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.49% | 4.71% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pakistan | % | ... | ... | ... | 2.65% | 3.00% | 2.90% | 2.60% | 2.51% | |||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | 3.83% | 3.76% | 4.69% | 4.68% | 3.52% | ... | |||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.32% | 4.63% | 4.32% | 4.29% | 4.45% | ... | |||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.12% | ... | ... |
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