Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 7.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 97.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan peaked at 7.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2023.
That places Azerbaijan 67th out of 124 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 | 6.4% | — |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -34.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -30.1% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +97.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.0% | 6.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.9% | 7.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 94,762 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 7.8% 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 7.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2023.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Azerbaijan ranks 67th 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 13.9%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release