Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 18 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 172 countries
All-time high
18 years
in 2016
All-time low
17 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Azerbaijan, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Azerbaijan stood at 18 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Azerbaijan peaked at 18 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17 years, in 1998.
That places Azerbaijan 52nd out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17 years | — |
| 1999 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 years | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 17 years | 17 years | 17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4 years | 17 years | 18 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 6 |
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More education data for Azerbaijan
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 282,601 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0277 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,365 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0315 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,731 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Azerbaijan?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Azerbaijan was 18 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 18 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 years in 1998.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Azerbaijan ranks 52nd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release