Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia
Armenia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 2.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia stood at 2.3%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.1% on the previous year and down 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia peaked at 9.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2024.
Armenia ranks 123rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.4% | — |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -36.9% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -33.2% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +84.7% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +47.2% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -54.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 2.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 45% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 2.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.7% | 6.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 5.0% | 9.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 2.3% | 8.5% | 5 |
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia was 2.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Armenia ranks 123rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.9%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release