Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 2.7%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan peaked at 9.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2024.
That places Azerbaijan 90th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.5% | — |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -32.3% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 3.8% | 8.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 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 2.7% 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 9.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Azerbaijan ranks 90th out of 123 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 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release