Statistics of education in Armenia

According to the 1960 literacy rate was 100 per cent. In Soviet times, Armenian education existed in the framework of the standard Soviet model of complete state control of curricula and teaching methods and the integration of educational activities with other aspects of society such as politics, culture, economy. As in the Soviet period, primary and secondary education in Armenia is free, and high school graduation compulsory. In early 1990, Armenia had made significant changes in the Soviet model. Since at least 98 percent of students in higher education were Armenian, curricula began to emphasize the history and culture of Armenia. Armenia became the dominant language of instruction, many schools that taught in Russian were closed by the end of 1991. Russian language is still widely taught, however, as a second language
In the 1990-91 school year, there were 1,307 primary and secondary schools, enrolling 608,800 students. In the 70's and secondary schools had 45,900 students and 68,400 students enrolled in a total of 10 higher education institutions.In addition, 35 percent of eligible children studying in pre-schools. In the 1988-89 account. , there were 301 students (universities and secondary institutions) to 10,000 people and this figure was slightly lower than the average for the Union. In 1989, about 58 percent of Armenians in the age of 15 have completed their secondary education, while 14 percent had higher education. In 1992, the largest higher institutions of Armenia, Yerevan State University, there were 18 schools, where trained about 1300 teachers and an enrollment of about 10,000 students. In 1989, the Yerevan Institute of Architecture and Construction. By 1994, eight other universities, which are located in Yerevan, trained in the field of agriculture, arts and theater, economics, music, technology and applied science, education and foreign languages, and veterinary medicine.