Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 98.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Azerbaijan, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 98.0% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Azerbaijan peaked at 98.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 1999.
Azerbaijan ranks 14th of 131 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.0% | — |
| 2007 | 93.5% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 93.5% | 93.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 93.6% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 11 Georgia 98.4% compare
- 12 Latvia 98.4% compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 98.0% compare
- 15 Switzerland 97.9% compare
- 16 Lithuania 97.5% compare
- 17 United States of America 96.7% compare
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 38,731 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.62 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (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 98.0% 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 98.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 1999.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Azerbaijan ranks 14th out of 131 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 4.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release