Primary education, duration in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Primary education, duration was 4 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary education, duration in Azerbaijan, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, duration in Azerbaijan is 4 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Azerbaijan peaked at 4 years in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1970.
Azerbaijan ranks 186th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.4 years | 3 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 186 Armenia 4 years compare
- 186 Austria 4 years compare
- 186 Belarus 4 years compare
- 186 Bulgaria 4 years compare
- 186 Croatia 4 years compare
- 186 Germany 4 years compare
- 186 Hungary 4 years compare
- 186 Kazakhstan 4 years compare
- 186 Kyrgyzstan 4 years compare
- 186 Lithuania 4 years compare
- 186 Moldova 4 years compare
- 186 Oman 4 years compare
- 186 Poland 4 years compare
- 186 Russia 4 years compare
- 186 Serbia 4 years compare
- 186 Slovakia 4 years compare
- 186 Somalia 4 years compare
- 186 Tajikistan 4 years compare
- 186 Turkey 4 years compare
- 186 Turkmenistan 4 years compare
- 186 Ukraine 4 years compare
- 186 United Arab Emirates 4 years compare
- 186 Uzbekistan 4 years compare
- 186 Palestine 4 years compare
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 38,731 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 5.11 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, duration in Azerbaijan?
- Primary education, duration in Azerbaijan was 4 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1996.
- What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1970.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for primary education, duration?
- Azerbaijan ranks 186th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.