Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 31.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Azerbaijan, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 31.3% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Azerbaijan peaked at 31.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2007.
Azerbaijan ranks 52nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.3% | — |
| 2007 | 25.3% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 25.3% | 25.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 25.8% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,475 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,256 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 152,021 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,572 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Azerbaijan?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Azerbaijan was 31.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2007.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Azerbaijan ranks 52nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.