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 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Armenia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 1.1% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.1% on the previous year and down 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Armenia peaked at 8.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2024.
Armenia ranks 152nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.4% | — |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -36.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -58.2% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +174.7% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +39.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -34.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -69.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 28% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 1.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 76% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +174.7% | 1.8% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 1.8% | 8.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.0% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 1.1% | 8.9% | 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 of primary school age, both sexes in Armenia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Armenia was 1.1% in 2024, 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 8.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Armenia ranks 152nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 86.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release