Education in Azerbaijan

557 indicators covering education for Azerbaijan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.7% 2025 up 14.7% 99th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.3% 2025 up 7.6% 85th
Primary education, teachers 94.2% 2024 up 4.4% 15th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 11,231 number 2019 up 11.1% 79th
Repeaters, primary, total 0.1% 2018 down 56.8% 160th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 8.5% 2019 down 29.4% 52nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 22,481 number 2019 down 13.0% 56th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 476 2024 down 32.0% 101st
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 407 2024 up 7.7% 98th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 269 2024 up 71.3% 89th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 233 2024 up 0.4% 91st
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 94.9% 2018 down 0.1% 148th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 94.8% 2018 down 0.2% 149th
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 16.5% 2024 down 77.4% 81st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2019 107th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 2,200 people 2100 down 37.1% 153rd
Population by level of education 3.72 million people 2100 up 7.1% 100th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.0% 2100 down 34.6% 186th
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 1.26 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 1.1% 27th
Repeaters, primary, male 0.1% 2018 down 59.6% 157th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.1% 2018 down 53.1% 158th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 100.0% 2019 up 0.2% 1st
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 11,231 number 2019 up 11.3% 70th
School enrollment, secondary, private 4.6% 2024 down 64.6% 142nd
School enrollment, primary 92.4% 2018 up 10.2% 110th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 7.0% 2019 down 45.5% 66th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 9.7% 2019 down 13.5% 50th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 78.8% 2019 90th
Trained teachers in primary education 99.7% 2024 up 0.3% 43rd
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 up 50.0% 52nd
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 5 years 2020 unchanged 5th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 12,626 number 2019 down 5.9% 44th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2019 up 4.9% 28th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 94.2% 2024 up 4.4% 16th
Share of students studying abroad 18.2% 2023 up 53.4% 41st
Enrolment in primary education, female 303,173 number 2019 up 33.0% 100th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.2% 2018 down 57.3% 149th
Over-age students, primary 7.1% 2018 down 24.1% 85th
Secondary education, teachers 78.3% 2024 up 7.4% 13th
School enrollment, primary, male 92.6% 2018 up 10.0% 91st
School enrollment, primary, female 92.2% 2018 up 10.4% 89th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 5 years 2020 down 16.7% 133rd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 1.02 GPI 2018 up 5.5% 59th
Over-age students, primary, male 6.7% 2018 down 27.2% 94th
Over-age students, primary, female 7.5% 2018 down 20.6% 78th
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9867 index 2024 up 1.1% 127th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 129,392 number 2019 down 30.0% 82nd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 68,687 number 2019 down 27.3% 82nd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 60,705 number 2019 down 32.8% 85th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2018 down 61.9% 147th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 79.6% 2019 94th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 78.1% 2019 90th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2019 109th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 102.7% 2019 up 10.7% 63rd
Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 95.8% 2018 down 2.7% 92nd
Progression to secondary school 99.2% 2017 down 0.4% 44th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.1% 2018 down 59.7% 145th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 102.2% 2019 up 11.9% 64th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 103.1% 2019 up 9.6% 66th