School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 637,542 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
637,542 number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
79th
of 205 countries
All-time high
935,471 number
in 2002
All-time low
619,933 number
in 2018
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 637,542 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan peaked at 935,471 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 619,933 number, in 2018.
That places Azerbaijan 79th out of 205 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 641,222 number | — |
| 1971 | 674,088 number | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 709,688 number | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 743,827 number | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 774,919 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 799,488 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 813,481 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 815,785 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 808,639 number | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 794,401 number | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 776,942 number | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 759,322 number | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 739,641 number | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 721,903 number | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 706,304 number | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 692,850 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 681,692 number | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 675,365 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 672,685 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 671,759 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 673,660 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 680,832 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 690,750 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 708,411 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 732,246 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 760,018 number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 790,222 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 822,766 number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 855,353 number | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 875,338 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 925,701 number | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 933,280 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 935,471 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 922,359 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 907,783 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 893,647 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 868,438 number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 843,835 number | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 803,618 number | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 763,967 number | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 725,873 number | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 693,812 number | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 664,345 number | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 653,789 number | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 647,511 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 634,384 number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 625,675 number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 622,310 number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 619,933 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 637,542 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 757,554 number | 641,222 number | 815,785 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 709,846 number | 671,759 number | 776,942 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 758,960 number | 673,660 number | 875,338 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 879,810 number | 763,967 number | 935,471 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 652,517 number | 619,933 number | 725,873 number | 10 |
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More education data for Azerbaijan
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 36,475 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,256 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 152,021 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,572 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan was 637,542 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 935,471 number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 619,933 number in 2018.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Azerbaijan ranks 79th out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.