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

Latest (2024)
68.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 179 countries
All-time high
71.6%
in 2022
All-time low
34.4%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Armenia, 2015–2024

0204060802015201920242015: 53.4 %2016: 55.2 %2017: 51.9 %2018: 52.8 %2019: 50.3 %2020: 34.4 %2021: 58.6 %2022: 71.6 %2023: 68.1 %2024: 68 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 52.7% 50.3% 55.2% 5
2020s 60.1% 34.4% 71.6% 5

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 13 Mali 71.0% compare
  2. 14 Samoa 70.2% compare
  3. 15 Lesotho 69.5% compare
  4. 17 Equatorial Guinea 66.4% compare
  5. 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.5% compare
  6. 19 Eritrea 62.2% compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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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

Indicator
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,923 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

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.