Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.6% 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 7.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 75.0% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan peaked at 7.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2017.
Azerbaijan ranks 85th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.3% | — |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +52.6% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -36.5% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 6.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.3% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 82 Madagascar 7.8% compare
- 83 Ireland 7.7% compare
- 84 El Salvador 7.6% compare
- 86 Eritrea 7.2% compare
- 87 Australia 7.1% compare
- 88 Republic of Korea 7.1% compare
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 7.6% 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 7.6% 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 2017.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Azerbaijan ranks 85th out of 121 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 12.7%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release