Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 22.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan, 2008–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 22.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.3% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan peaked at 30.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2011.
Azerbaijan ranks 14th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 19.6% | — |
| 2009 | 18.6% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +43.1% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 18.6% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 18.0% | 30.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (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 22.8% in 2019, 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 30.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2011.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Azerbaijan ranks 14th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.