Over-age students, primary in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Over-age students, primary was 7.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Azerbaijan, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary in Azerbaijan stood at 7.1%.
That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Azerbaijan peaked at 12.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1999.
Azerbaijan ranks 85th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.5% | — |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -21.8% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +163.8% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +35.2% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 82 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.7% compare
- 83 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 7.6% compare
- 84 Mali 7.1% compare
- 86 Syrian Arab Republic 6.9% compare
- 87 Andorra 6.8% compare
- 88 Lebanon 6.7% compare
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 38,731 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Azerbaijan?
- Over-age students, primary in Azerbaijan was 7.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1999.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for over-age students, primary?
- Azerbaijan ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.