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 0.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan, 2006–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.9% on the previous year and down 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan peaked at 12.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
Azerbaijan ranks 141st of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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 | 11.6% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -38.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -92.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -66.9% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 14% of the median. (46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -92.9% | 6.0% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.4% | 11.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 0.2% | 12.8% | 10 |
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 0.2% in 2019, 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 12.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Azerbaijan ranks 141st out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.