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 4.5% 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 4.5% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2024.
The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Azerbaijan peaked at 13.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2017.
That places Azerbaijan 95th out of 169 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 | 9.7% | — |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -31.5% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -45.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -36.5% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +150.5% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +172.1% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -34.7% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -21.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 4.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 91% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 4.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 3.0× 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 | +172.1% | 5.0% | 13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 1.7% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 4.5% | 13.6% | 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 4.5% 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 13.6% 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 1.7% in 2017.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Azerbaijan ranks 95th 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 32.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release