Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia

Armenia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 9.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9.6%
Change on year
up 26.8%
World rank
41st
of 149 countries
All-time high
9.6%
in 2019
All-time low
4.6%
in 2007
Years of data
8
2005–2019

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

02468102005201220192005: 7.8 %2006: 6.7 %2007: 4.6 %2011: 5.1 %2016: 7.1 %2017: 7.5 %2018: 7.6 %2019: 9.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 9.6% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 107.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia peaked at 9.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2007.

That places Armenia 41st out of 149 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Armenia, 2005 to 2019.
Year % Change
2005 7.8%
2006 6.7% -13.7%
2007 4.6% -30.8%
2011 5.1% +9.4%
2016 7.1% +40.4%
2017 7.5% +5.5%
2018 7.6% +0.9%
2019 9.6% +26.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.4% 4.6% 7.8% 3
2010s 7.4% 5.1% 9.6% 5

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 38 Sao Tome and Principe 10.8% compare
  2. 39 Myanmar 10.7% compare
  3. 40 Paraguay 10.5% compare
  4. 42 Bhutan 9.6% compare
  5. 43 Indonesia 9.2% compare
  6. 44 Botswana 9.2%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Armenia was 9.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2007.
How does Armenia rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Armenia ranks 41st out of 149 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 107.2%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/