Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Armenia
Armenia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Armenia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Armenia is 3.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Armenia peaked at 12.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2025.
That places Armenia 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -29.3% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -29.2% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +34.3% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +35.6% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -39.6% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -15.2% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | -10.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 3.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 3.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 3.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 4.6% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 5.7% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 7.6% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Armenia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Armenia was 3.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2025.
- How does Armenia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Armenia ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release