Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 11.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Azerbaijan, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 11.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Azerbaijan peaked at 17.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
That places Azerbaijan 104th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.2% | — |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -21.5% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -40.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -97.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +11871.7% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | -2.1% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 11.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 74% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 11.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.7%, 2.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +11871.7% | 0.1% | 15.1% |
| 2018 | -97.5% | 6.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.5% | 0.1% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 11.1% | 15.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 101 Cook Islands 11.5% compare
- 102 Morocco 11.5% compare
- 103 Anguilla 11.3% compare
- 105 Macau, China 9.8% compare
- 106 Aruba 9.5%
- 107 Costa Rica 9.3% compare
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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Azerbaijan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Azerbaijan was 11.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Azerbaijan ranks 104th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release