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 11.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan stood at 11.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan peaked at 11.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.
That places Azerbaijan 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 11.1% | 6 |
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 11.1% in 2025, 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 11.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Azerbaijan ranks 79th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release