The Impact of Armenia's Educational System on Information and Communication Technologies

Armenian ICT sector and startup ecosystem are growing and the demand for qualified specialists is rising year by year. Specifically, since 2016 it increases by at least 1,000 for each year and in 2020 the increase level became more than 2,000. However, the educational sector provides no more than 1,000 graduates with bachelor’s degree in ICT specializations for each year since 2016. This is a quantitative issue the ICT enterprises and startups face in Armenia. Besides, the educational sector in Armenia does not provide the necessary skills and knowledge to their students so that they can start working in ICT enterprises and startups right after their graduation. This is a qualitative issue the ICT enterprises and startups face in Armenia. For this reason, many ICT enterprises and startups organize training courses in order to fill the gap that educational system does not.