Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.14 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 1.14 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2024.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.79 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2020.
That places Azerbaijan 35th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.15 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.12 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.17 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.16 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.19 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.14 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 1.78 GPIA | +57.1% |
| 2019 | 1.79 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -43.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | +7.5% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9277 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 1.14 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +57.1% | 1.14 GPIA | 1.78 GPIA |
| 2020 | -43.4% | 1.79 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.29 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.79 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan was 1.14 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Azerbaijan ranks 35th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release