Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan is 19.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan peaked at 24.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2008.
That places Azerbaijan 99th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.7% | — |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.7% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 22.1% | 24.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 19.2% | 24.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan was 19.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2008.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Azerbaijan ranks 99th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release