Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 98.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Azerbaijan, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Azerbaijan is 98.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Azerbaijan peaked at 98.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 1999.
That places Azerbaijan 5th out of 90 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86.7% | — |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.7% | 86.7% | 86.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 93.8% | 97.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.6% | 98.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Azerbaijan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 282,601 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0277 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,365 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0315 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,731 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Azerbaijan?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Azerbaijan was 98.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 1999.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Azerbaijan ranks 5th out of 90 countries with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release