Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 20.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 20.8% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan peaked at 20.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2010.
Azerbaijan ranks 33rd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.6% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan was 20.8% 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 20.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2010.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Azerbaijan ranks 33rd out of 95 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 64.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release