Share of primary school teachers who are women in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Azerbaijan, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Azerbaijan is 94.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Azerbaijan peaked at 94.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 1993.
That places Azerbaijan 16th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 75.5% | — |
| 1992 | 76.7% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 74.4% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 76.7% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 84.2% | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 83.1% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 79.8% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 78.7% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 82.6% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 83.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 94.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 94.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.1% | 74.4% | 84.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 82.8% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 88.4% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 93.4% | 94.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0592 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Azerbaijan?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Azerbaijan was 94.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 1993.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Azerbaijan ranks 16th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.