Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 91.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Azerbaijan, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Azerbaijan stood at 91.1%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Azerbaijan peaked at 91.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 1999.
Azerbaijan ranks 10th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 78.8% | — |
| 2007 | 85.1% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 85.1% | 85.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 84.9% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 91.1% | 91.1% | 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 upper secondary in Azerbaijan?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Azerbaijan was 91.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 1999.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Azerbaijan ranks 10th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.