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

Latest (2019)
22.8%
Change on year
down 23.3%
World rank
14th
of 98 countries
All-time high
30.0%
in 2017
All-time low
18.0%
in 2011
Years of data
10
2008–2019

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan, 2008–2019

01020302008201320192008: 19.6 %2009: 18.6 %2010: 18.5 %2011: 18 %2012: 18.1 %2015: 25.9 %2016: 26.7 %2017: 30 %2018: 29.7 %2019: 22.8 %

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

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%) in Azerbaijan, 2008 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.1% 18.6% 19.6% 2
2010s 23.7% 18.0% 30.0% 8

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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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.