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 5.2% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Azerbaijan is 5.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Azerbaijan peaked at 13.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2017.
Azerbaijan ranks 87th of 169 countries on this measure, 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 | 13.1% | — |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -35.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -75.2% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +118.0% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +42.3% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +251.3% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -33.9% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -18.2% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 5.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 90% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 5.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.6%, 3.3× the median. (47 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 | +251.3% | 3.6% | 12.5% |
| 2018 | +118.0% | 1.2% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.4% | 13.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 1.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 5.2% | 12.5% | 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 5.2% 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 13.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2017.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Azerbaijan ranks 87th out of 169 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 38.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release