Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female was 97.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Azerbaijan, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Azerbaijan is 97.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Azerbaijan peaked at 97.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 1999.
That places Azerbaijan 13th out of 94 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86.1% | — |
| 2007 | 90.6% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +6.4% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 97.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.6%, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 97.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.9%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.1% | 86.1% | 86.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 90.6% | 90.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 91.9% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Azerbaijan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Azerbaijan was 97.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 1999.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Azerbaijan ranks 13th out of 94 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release