Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 22,651 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Azerbaijan is 22,651, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 316.3% on the previous year and down 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Azerbaijan peaked at 142,711 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,441, in 2023.
That places Azerbaijan 69th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 142,711 | — |
| 2001 | 126,046 | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 118,276 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 103,117 | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 105,651 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 102,697 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 95,366 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 90,299 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 93,803 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 98,097 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 84,484 | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 82,305 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 81,645 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 84,610 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 109,645 | +29.6% |
| 2015 | 108,514 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 122,641 | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 67,300 | -45.1% |
| 2018 | 53,196 | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 44,050 | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 22,622 | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 11,676 | -48.4% |
| 2022 | 7,981 | -31.6% |
| 2023 | 5,441 | -31.8% |
| 2024 | 22,651 | +316.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 22,651 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,627, 2.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 22,651 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,924, 11.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +316.3% | 5,441 | 22,651 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107,606 | 90,299 | 142,711 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,839 | 44,050 | 122,641 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,074 | 5,441 | 22,651 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,398 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,195 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 94,762 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 603,966 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0592 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Azerbaijan?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Azerbaijan was 22,651 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 142,711 in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,441 in 2023.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Azerbaijan ranks 69th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release