Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes was 0.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan is 0.2%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan peaked at 0.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
That places Azerbaijan 149th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +36.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +33.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -36.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -32.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -53.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +152.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 17% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 26% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +152.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan was 0.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Azerbaijan ranks 149th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.