Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.983 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Azerbaijan, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Azerbaijan stood at 0.983 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.983 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8855 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Azerbaijan 59th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8855 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9245 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9257 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9261 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9291 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9295 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9275 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9267 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9262 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9253 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9254 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9228 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9213 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9202 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.983 GPIA | +6.8% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.983 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9847 GPIA, 100% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.983 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8855 GPIA | 0.8855 GPIA | 0.8855 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9255 GPIA | 0.9245 GPIA | 0.9261 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9254 GPIA | 0.9202 GPIA | 0.9295 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.983 GPIA | 0.983 GPIA | 0.983 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 upper secondary education or in Azerbaijan?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Azerbaijan was 0.983 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.983 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8855 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Azerbaijan ranks 59th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release