Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 62.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Azerbaijan, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Azerbaijan stood at 62.0%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Azerbaijan peaked at 62.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2006.
Azerbaijan ranks 7th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 49.6% | — |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 49.6% | 53.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 52.4% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 57.6% | 62.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 65.9% compare
- 5 Armenia 63.5% compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 63.2% compare
- 8 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 61.9% compare
- 9 Cuba 61.7% compare
- 10 Belarus 61.6% 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 tertiary education who are female in Azerbaijan?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in Azerbaijan was 62.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2006.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Azerbaijan ranks 7th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release