Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified was 94.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Azerbaijan, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 94.2% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Azerbaijan peaked at 94.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 2017.
Azerbaijan ranks 7th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 90.8% | — |
| 2017 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.8% | 90.7% | 92.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 93.4% | 94.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 4 Lithuania 97.3% compare
- 5 Mongolia 97.1% compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 94.9% compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 93.7% compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 92.9% compare
- 10 Bahamas 92.5% 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 primary education who are qualified in Azerbaijan?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Azerbaijan was 94.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 2017.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified?
- Azerbaijan ranks 7th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary 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