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 8.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 8.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan peaked at 17.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
That places Azerbaijan 76th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.4% | — |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -21.3% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -36.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -87.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -38.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -86.7% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +24584.5% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -28.2% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -12.8% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 8.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 8.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 5.3× the median. (49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +24584.5% | 0.1% | 17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.4% | 11.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 0.1% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 8.1% | 17.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 73 Mexico 9.1% compare
- 74 Sao Tome and Principe 8.7% compare
- 75 Macau, China 8.3% compare
- 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.1% compare
- 78 Tajikistan 8.0% compare
- 79 Cuba 7.7% 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 of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan was 8.1% 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 17.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Azerbaijan ranks 76th out of 183 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 38.9%. 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release