Literacy rates among adults in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Literacy rates among adults was 99.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.8%
World rank
3rd
of 89 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2019
All-time low
98.8%
in 1999
Years of data
13
1999–2023
Literacy rates among adults in Azerbaijan, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rates among adults in Azerbaijan stood at 99.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates among adults in Azerbaijan peaked at 99.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 1999.
That places Azerbaijan 3rd out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Armenia 99.8% compare
- 4 Tajikistan 99.7% compare
- 5 Spain 99.7% compare
- 6 Georgia 99.7% 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 literacy rates among adults in Azerbaijan?
- Literacy rates among adults in Azerbaijan was 99.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 1999.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Azerbaijan ranks 3rd out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates among adults rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.