Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Armenia

Armenia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 34,172 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
34,172 number
Change on year
up 29.9%
World rank
72nd
of 149 countries
All-time high
34,172 number
in 2019
All-time low
16,391 number
in 2011
Years of data
8
2005–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Armenia, 2005–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k2005201220192005: 31.7k number2006: 25.7k number2007: 16.6k number2011: 16.4k number2016: 23.6k number2017: 25.4k number2018: 26.3k number2019: 34.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 34,172 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 29.9% on the previous year and up 106.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Armenia peaked at 34,172 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16,391 number, in 2011.

Armenia ranks 72nd of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Armenia, 2005 to 2019.
Year number Change
2005 31,718 number
2006 25,684 number -19.0%
2007 16,564 number -35.5%
2011 16,391 number -1.0%
2016 23,586 number +43.9%
2017 25,449 number +7.9%
2018 26,314 number +3.4%
2019 34,172 number +29.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24,655 number 16,564 number 31,718 number 3
2010s 25,182 number 16,391 number 34,172 number 5

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 69 Botswana 38,596 number
  2. 70 Namibia 36,973 number
  3. 71 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34,833 number compare
  4. 73 Eswatini 33,994 number compare
  5. 74 Palestine, State of 31,846 number compare
  6. 75 Hungary 29,421 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Armenia?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Armenia was 34,172 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 34,172 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 16,391 number in 2011.
How does Armenia rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Armenia ranks 72nd out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.3%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/