School age population, primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 587,924 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 587,924 for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan peaked at 720,249 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 488,128, in 2014.
Azerbaijan ranks 105th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 720,249 | — |
| 2001 | 701,753 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 680,128 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 660,670 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 624,099 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 594,698 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 570,656 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 540,583 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 527,994 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 515,672 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 513,587 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 505,132 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 501,738 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 495,756 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 488,128 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 516,989 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 545,871 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 588,021 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 636,923 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 658,998 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 662,952 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 660,542 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 640,055 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 614,841 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 571,802 | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 587,924 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 613,650 | 515,672 | 720,249 | 10 |
| 2010s | 545,114 | 488,128 | 658,998 | 10 |
| 2020s | 623,019 | 571,802 | 662,952 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 102 El Salvador 649,494 compare
- 103 Kyrgyzstan 637,102 compare
- 104 Lebanon 626,804 compare
- 106 Czechia 587,903 compare
- 107 Palestine, State of 574,936 compare
- 108 Ireland 562,836 compare
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 38,731 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan was 587,924 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 720,249 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 488,128 in 2014.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Azerbaijan ranks 105th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release