Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Armenia
Armenia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 10.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Armenia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Armenia is 10.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Armenia peaked at 28.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2021.
Armenia ranks 135th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +45.6% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -34.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -30.6% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 10.3% | -8.8% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 10.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 61% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 10.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 16.8% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 12.5% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.3% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Armenia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Armenia was 10.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2021.
- How does Armenia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Armenia ranks 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary 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