Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 0.913 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan stood at 0.913 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.913 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5573 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Azerbaijan 67th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.6449 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.647 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6454 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.582 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5573 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5826 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5785 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5855 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5801 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.588 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5832 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5839 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5817 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.913 GPIA | +56.9% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.913 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 80% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.913 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 GPIA, 76% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +56.9% | 0.5817 GPIA | 0.913 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6458 GPIA | 0.6449 GPIA | 0.647 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5803 GPIA | 0.5573 GPIA | 0.588 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.913 GPIA | 0.913 GPIA | 0.913 GPIA | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan was 0.913 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.913 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5573 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Azerbaijan ranks 67th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release