Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 16.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Azerbaijan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Azerbaijan is 16.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 143.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Azerbaijan peaked at 16.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2012.
Azerbaijan ranks 108th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +15.3% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +14.1% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | +15.1% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 16.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 16.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 3.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 8.7% | 16.8% | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Azerbaijan?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Azerbaijan was 16.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2012.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Azerbaijan ranks 108th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release