Education spending in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Education spending was 3.66 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.66
Change on year
up 20.1%
World rank
121st
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.06
in 1992
All-time low
2.07
in 2012
Years of data
29
1992–2023
Education spending in Azerbaijan, 1992–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, education spending in Azerbaijan stood at 3.66.
The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Azerbaijan peaked at 6.06 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.07, in 2012.
Azerbaijan ranks 121st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Education spending in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.06 | — |
| 1995 | 3.34 | -44.9% |
| 1996 | 3.51 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 3.38 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 4.21 | +24.6% |
| 2000 | 3.85 | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 3.5 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 3.15 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 3.29 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.45 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.97 | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 2.56 | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 2.55 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.44 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 3.22 | +32.1% |
| 2010 | 2.78 | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 2.44 | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 2.07 | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 2.44 | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 2.63 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 2.95 | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 2.9 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.47 | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 2.46 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.18 | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 4.33 | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 3.7 | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 3.05 | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 3.66 | +20.1% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 3.66 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.25, 86% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 3.66 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.5, 81% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1 | 3.34 | 6.06 | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.1 | 2.44 | 3.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 | 2.07 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.69 | 3.05 | 4.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.97 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.97 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,398 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,195 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 94,762 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 603,966 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Azerbaijan?
- Education spending in Azerbaijan was 3.66 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 in 1992.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 in 2012.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for education spending?
- Azerbaijan ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).