School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 304,588 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Azerbaijan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, primary education, female in Azerbaijan stood at 304,588 number.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Azerbaijan peaked at 370,048 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 195,911 number, in 1985.
Azerbaijan ranks 101st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 227,665 number | — |
| 1971 | 235,346 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 241,677 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 243,961 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 241,558 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 235,804 number | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 228,862 number | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 223,252 number | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 217,894 number | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 213,208 number | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 209,058 number | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 205,072 number | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 200,919 number | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 197,845 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 196,185 number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 195,911 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 196,758 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 199,261 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 203,200 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 208,607 number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 215,154 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 222,258 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 230,099 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 239,286 number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 249,602 number | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 259,879 number | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 361,680 number | +39.2% |
| 1997 | 368,172 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 370,048 number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 352,338 number | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 355,476 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 341,005 number | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 331,590 number | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 325,032 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 304,241 number | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 291,942 number | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 278,402 number | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 255,732 number | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 248,145 number | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 241,211 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 239,865 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 235,490 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 234,134 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 231,432 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 227,783 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 240,810 number | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 253,227 number | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 271,954 number | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 294,123 number | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 304,588 number | +3.6% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 304,588 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 304,588 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 218,280 number, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +39.2% | 259,879 number | 361,680 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 230,923 number | 213,208 number | 243,961 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 201,282 number | 195,911 number | 209,058 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 286,852 number | 215,154 number | 370,048 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 297,278 number | 241,211 number | 355,476 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 253,341 number | 227,783 number | 304,588 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.97 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.97 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Azerbaijan?
- School age population, primary education, female in Azerbaijan was 304,588 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 370,048 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 195,911 number in 1985.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Azerbaijan ranks 101st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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, published as part of School age population, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.