Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Azerbaijan stood at 16.5%.
That represents a change of up 273.7% on the previous year and down 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Azerbaijan peaked at 84.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2023.
That places Azerbaijan 81st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.8% | 72.6% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 25.8% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 4.4% | 16.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 78 Uzbekistan 18.4% compare
- 79 Cook Islands 16.7% compare
- 80 Russia 16.6% compare
- 82 Montenegro 15.8% compare
- 83 Guatemala 15.8% compare
- 84 Cape Verde 15.6% compare
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 38,731 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.67 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Azerbaijan?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Azerbaijan was 16.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2023.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Azerbaijan ranks 81st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.