Educational attainment rate … attainment short-cycle tertiary rural in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Educational attainment rate … attainment short-cycle tertiary rural was 21.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan stood at 21.8%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan peaked at 21.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2010.
That places Azerbaijan 29th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … attainment short-cycle tertiary rural in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17.6% | — |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +27.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 21.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.3%, 2.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 21.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.9%, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … attainment 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 | +27.0% | 17.1% | 21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.1% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Azerbaijan was 21.8% 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 21.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2010.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Azerbaijan ranks 29th 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 34.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release