Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Armenia
Armenia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 10.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Armenia, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 10.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.3% on the previous year and up 400.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Armenia peaked at 10.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2009.
Armenia ranks 54th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.1% | — |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -62.2% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +111.7% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +25.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 10.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 10.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 8.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.1% | 6.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 2.5% | 10.3% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Armenia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Armenia was 10.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2009.
- How does Armenia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Armenia ranks 54th out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.4%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.