Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 79,904 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Azerbaijan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Azerbaijan stood at 79,904 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Azerbaijan peaked at 93,319 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 56,426 number, in 2011.
That places Azerbaijan 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78,689 number | — |
| 1971 | 80,569 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 81,809 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 81,257 number | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 79,480 number | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 77,075 number | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 74,554 number | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 72,635 number | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 71,001 number | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 69,598 number | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 68,337 number | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 67,141 number | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 66,058 number | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 65,483 number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 65,360 number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 65,649 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 66,313 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 67,599 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 69,421 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 71,618 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 74,050 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 76,570 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 79,442 number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 82,849 number | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 86,348 number | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 89,466 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 93,136 number | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 93,319 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 92,187 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 85,223 number | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 86,781 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 82,532 number | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 81,079 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 74,784 number | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 67,123 number | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 69,886 number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 68,393 number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 61,101 number | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 57,925 number | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 59,441 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 61,787 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 56,426 number | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 56,492 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 56,735 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 58,184 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 69,450 number | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 68,929 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 75,469 number | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 80,386 number | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 79,904 number | -0.6% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 79,904 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 79,904 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,446 number, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76,667 number | 69,598 number | 81,809 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 67,298 number | 65,360 number | 71,618 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 85,259 number | 74,050 number | 93,319 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,904 number | 57,925 number | 86,781 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,376 number | 56,426 number | 80,386 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 86 Romania 94,170 number compare
- 87 Netherlands 86,820 number compare
- 88 Israel 80,264 number compare
- 90 Congo 76,658 number compare
- 91 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75,763 number compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 72,682 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Azerbaijan?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Azerbaijan was 79,904 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 93,319 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,426 number in 2011.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Azerbaijan ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.