Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Azerbaijan stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Azerbaijan peaked at 100.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2003.
That places Azerbaijan 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 84.0% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 86.5% | 98.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 91.6% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 1 Algeria 100.0% compare
- 2 France 100.0% compare
- 4 Australia 99.9% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 99.9% compare
- 6 Switzerland 99.9% compare
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 38,731 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.67 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Azerbaijan?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Azerbaijan was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2003.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Azerbaijan ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.