Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Armenia
Armenia: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Armenia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Armenia stood at 68.0%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Armenia peaked at 71.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2020.
That places Armenia 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.7% | 50.3% | 55.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 34.4% | 71.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Armenia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7,540 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.72 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Armenia?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Armenia was 68.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2020.
- How does Armenia rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Armenia ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.