Inequality in education in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Inequality in education was 0.0428 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality in education in Azerbaijan, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in education in Azerbaijan stood at 0.0428. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.0428 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0341, in 2012.
Azerbaijan ranks 146th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0375 | 0.0341 | 0.0408 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.041 | 0.0405 | 0.0428 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
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 inequality in education in Azerbaijan?
- Inequality in education in Azerbaijan was 0.0428 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0428 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0341 in 2012.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for inequality in education?
- Azerbaijan ranks 146th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.