Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 3.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Azerbaijan, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Azerbaijan stood at 3.7%.
The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Azerbaijan peaked at 6.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 6.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
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 government spending on education as a share of gdp in Azerbaijan?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Azerbaijan was 3.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2012.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Azerbaijan ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.