Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 4.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Azerbaijan, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 4.8% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Azerbaijan peaked at 13.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2017.
That places Azerbaijan 94th out of 181 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.3% | — |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -37.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -63.5% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +56.5% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +94.0% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +202.3% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -34.3% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -19.6% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 4.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 4.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 3.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 | +202.3% | 4.3% | 13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 11.3% | 12.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 1.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 4.8% | 13.1% | 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Azerbaijan?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Azerbaijan was 4.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Azerbaijan ranks 94th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release