Children out of school, female in Armenia
Armenia: Children out of school, female was 5.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, female in Armenia, 2002–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 5.1% for children out of school, female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Armenia peaked at 10.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2023.
Armenia ranks 85th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10.7% | — |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -28.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 5.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 86% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 5.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.1% | 10.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.1% | 9.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More education data for Armenia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 581 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,649 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 290,201 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160,885 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.053 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, female in Armenia?
- Children out of school, female in Armenia was 5.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2023.
- How does Armenia rank for children out of school, female?
- Armenia ranks 85th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.