Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 18.0% 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 18.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan peaked at 18.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2009.
Azerbaijan ranks 18th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 7.6% | — |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +131.4% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 6.6% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 14.9% | 18.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 603,966 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0592 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 282,601 (2024)
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 18.0% 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 18.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2009.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Azerbaijan ranks 18th 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 up 2.5%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release