Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 34.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 34.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan peaked at 43.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2013.
That places Azerbaijan 8th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 33.6% | — |
| 2009 | 31.0% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +64.0% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 31.0% | 33.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 24.3% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 33.2% | 35.3% | 5 |
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 34.0% 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 43.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2013.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Azerbaijan ranks 8th 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 14.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release