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 6.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Armenia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Armenia stood at 6.2%.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Armenia peaked at 12.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2000.
That places Armenia 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +32.8% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.5% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.2% | 9.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 90 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.5% compare
- 90 South Africa 6.5% compare
- 92 Hong Kong, China 6.4% compare
- 94 Andorra 6.1% compare
- 94 Rwanda 6.1% compare
- 96 Belize 5.8% compare
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 6.2% in 2025, 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 12.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Armenia ranks 93rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release