Children out of school in Armenia
Armenia: Children out of school was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school in Armenia, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school in Armenia is 1.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.1% on the previous year and down 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school in Armenia peaked at 8.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2024.
Armenia ranks 146th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Children out of school in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.4% | — |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -36.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -58.2% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +174.7% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +39.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -34.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -69.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 1.8% | 8.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.0% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 1.1% | 8.9% | 5 |
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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 in Armenia?
- Children out of school in Armenia was 1.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest children out of school recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for children out of school?
- Armenia ranks 146th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.9%. 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 (% of 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.