Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified was 78.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified in Azerbaijan, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified in Azerbaijan stood at 78.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified in Azerbaijan peaked at 78.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2016.
That places Azerbaijan 5th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 72.7% | — |
| 2017 | 74.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.4% | 72.7% | 75.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 76.4% | 78.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 2 Niue 85.7% compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 84.1% compare
- 4 Belarus 82.8% compare
- 6 San Marino 76.4% compare
- 7 Sri Lanka 75.9% compare
- 8 Philippines 73.8% compare
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,398 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,195 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified in Azerbaijan?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified in Azerbaijan was 78.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2016.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified?
- Azerbaijan ranks 5th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release