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Armenian Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan underscored that the government has been consistently increasing education funding despite various challenges over the years.
She made the remarks at the opening of the Academic City: International Knowledge Forum 2025 in Yerevan.
Andreasyan said that next year, government funding for education will reach a record high.
“Despite facing the challenges of the pandemic, the war, and the post-war period, the Republic of Armenia has not reduced its education budget. On the contrary, it has consistently increased it every year. In 2021, state funding for education amounted to 149 billion drams, while by 2025 the education budget has already doubled compared to 2021. Next year, funding for education will reach a record high in the history of independent Armenia,” Andreasyan said.
The minister added that the state has also made significant investments in the development of science.
“The government has increased funding for science by about 280 percent, including up to a 300 percent rise in the base salaries of researchers. Major investments have also been made in acquiring equipment necessary for scientific research,” Andreasyan said.
The minister emphasized that the education strategy is the only sectoral strategy in Armenia that has the status of law. She noted that the core idea of this document is that every child is talented and that the education system must identify and nurture that talent.