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 1.63 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia is 1.63 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia peaked at 1.63 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.21 GPIA, in 2018.
Armenia ranks 10th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.58 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 1.3 GPIA | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 1.27 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.21 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.25 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.39 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 1.48 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 1.47 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.63 GPIA | +10.5% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 1.63 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9231 GPIA, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 1.63 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.58 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.45 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.63 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 7 Cook Islands 1.65 GPIA compare
- 8 Chile 1.65 GPIA compare
- 9 Singapore 1.64 GPIA compare
- 11 Hong Kong, China 1.62 GPIA compare
- 12 Iraq 1.57 GPIA
- 13 Tunisia 1.56 GPIA
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 1.63 GPIA 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 1.63 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Armenia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Armenia ranks 10th out of 169 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 up 25.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release