Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 16.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Azerbaijan stood at 16.7%.
That represents a change of up 270.3% on the previous year and down 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Azerbaijan peaked at 83.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2023.
That places Azerbaijan 75th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.9% | — |
| 2001 | 78.7% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | -48.5% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -51.2% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -46.4% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -26.2% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +270.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 16.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.1%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 16.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.8%, 4.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +270.3% | 4.5% | 16.7% |
| 2019 | -51.2% | 38.6% | 18.9% |
| 2017 | -48.5% | 74.9% | 38.6% |
| 2021 | -46.4% | 15.3% | 8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.0% | 72.3% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.4% | 18.9% | 74.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 4.5% | 16.7% | 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 one year before the official primary in Azerbaijan?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Azerbaijan was 16.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2023.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Azerbaijan ranks 75th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.9%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release