Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Azerbaijan, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Azerbaijan stood at 95.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Azerbaijan peaked at 96.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 2016.
That places Azerbaijan 46th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.8% | 58.9% | 94.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.0% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 38,731 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.67 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Azerbaijan?
- Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Azerbaijan was 95.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 2016.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education?
- Azerbaijan ranks 46th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education who meet the minimum academic qualifications required in the subject they teach at that level in a given country.