Armenia's children out of school, primary was 1,710 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 86.27% from 12,456 in 2014 (18.01% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1,710 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 14,058 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 12,456 | 2014 |
| Highest | 14,802 | 2020 |
| Lowest | 1,710 | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 10,350 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 13,007 | 2002 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Armenia's children out of school, primary fell 69.4% on 2023 (from 5,589 to 1,710).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was −7.8% and a typical year strayed about 26.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 43% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 69.4% in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 866.2 a year. A straight line explains 43% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Armenia had the 78th highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 1,710 | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 9.28 million | 2025 |
Closest to Armenia in the 2024 ranking
- Australia — 74th of 101: 2,833
- Slovak Republic — 75th of 101: 2,535
- Fiji — 76th of 101: 2,471
- Kiribati — 78th of 101: 1,596
- Brunei Darussalam — 79th of 101: 1,438
- Poland — 80th of 101: 1,392
What this measures
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 19 values
| Year | Children out of school, primary |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,710 |
| 2023 | 5,589 |
| 2022 | 8,614 |
| 2021 | 11,846 |
| 2020 | 14,802 |
| 2019 | 14,058 |
| 2018 | 12,469 |
| 2017 | 11,671 |
| 2016 | 11,834 |
| 2015 | 10,910 |
| 2014 |
Children out of school, primary in nearby economies
More education data for Armenia
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
- School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 52.77% (2024)
- Primary education, pupils — 160,885 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 101.99% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 101.02% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 102.89% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Armenia's children out of school, primary?
- 1,710 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is down 86.85% from 13,007 in 2002 (8.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 14,802 in 2020 and the lowest 1,710 in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank?
- 78th highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for Armenia?
- In 2024, Armenia's children out of school, primary fell 69.4% on 2023 (from 5,589 to 1,710). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was −7.8% and a typical year strayed about 26.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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