Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Armenia
Armenia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 2.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Armenia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 2.0% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 45.4% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Armenia peaked at 8.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2023.
Armenia ranks 135th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.1% | — |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -48.7% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +53.2% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -36.5% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -45.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 2.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 39% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 2.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.6% | 6.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 2.0% | 8.1% | 4 |
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, male in Armenia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Armenia was 2.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2023.
- How does Armenia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Armenia ranks 135th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. 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 children of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release