Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Literacy rates of older vs. younger population was 99.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Azerbaijan, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 99.2% for literacy rates of older vs. younger population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Azerbaijan peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90.3%, in 1999.
That places Azerbaijan 5th out of 85 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.
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.3% | — |
| 2007 | 95.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 95.4% | 98.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Azerbaijan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,475 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,256 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 152,021 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,572 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Azerbaijan?
- Literacy rates of older vs. younger population in Azerbaijan was 99.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rates of older vs. younger population recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.3% in 1999.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for literacy rates of older vs. younger population?
- Azerbaijan ranks 5th out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates of older vs. younger population rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Literacy rates of older vs. younger population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 65 years and older who can read and write.