Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan stood at 16.5%.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan peaked at 19.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2008.
That places Azerbaijan 106th out of 122 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 | 8.4% | — |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +43.4% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +69.9% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.4% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 9.7% | 18.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 16.5% | 19.5% | 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 16.5% 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 19.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2008.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Azerbaijan ranks 106th out of 122 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 0.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release