Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 8.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Azerbaijan, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 8.0% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Azerbaijan peaked at 16.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2018.
Azerbaijan ranks 94th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.8% | — |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -36.3% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -57.1% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +85.6% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +227.7% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -29.5% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +3.5% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 8.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 90% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 8.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.5%, 2.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 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 | +227.7% | 3.8% | 12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.0% | 2.0% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 7.7% | 12.4% | 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Azerbaijan?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Azerbaijan was 8.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2018.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Azerbaijan ranks 94th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release