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.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.1% | — |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -44.9% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +24.6% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +32.1% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +29.4% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +20.1% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 3.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 86% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 3.7% 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% | 3.3% | 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
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0592 units per person (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.