School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 354,410 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Azerbaijan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Azerbaijan is 354,410 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Azerbaijan peaked at 385,860 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 206,543 number, in 1985.
That places Azerbaijan 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male (number) (School male) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 237,902 number | — |
| 1971 | 245,952 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 252,826 number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 255,287 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 252,709 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 246,569 number | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 239,205 number | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 233,351 number | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 227,798 number | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 222,935 number | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 218,559 number | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 214,271 number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 210,986 number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 208,695 number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 207,225 number | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 206,543 number | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 206,610 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 207,997 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 211,183 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 216,767 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 224,173 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 232,192 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 240,189 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 249,772 number | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 260,244 number | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 270,434 number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 375,961 number | +39.0% |
| 1997 | 383,186 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 385,860 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 371,644 number | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 364,773 number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 360,748 number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 348,538 number | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 335,638 number | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 319,858 number | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 302,756 number | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 292,254 number | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 284,851 number | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 279,849 number | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 274,461 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 273,722 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 269,642 number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 267,604 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 264,324 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 260,345 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 276,179 number | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 292,644 number | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 316,067 number | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 342,800 number | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 354,410 number | +3.4% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 354,410 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 354,410 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 230,723 number, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) 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 | +39.0% | 270,434 number | 375,961 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 241,453 number | 222,935 number | 255,287 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 210,884 number | 206,543 number | 218,559 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 299,366 number | 224,173 number | 385,860 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 316,373 number | 274,461 number | 364,773 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 291,774 number | 260,345 number | 354,410 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, male in Azerbaijan?
- School age population, primary education, male in Azerbaijan was 354,410 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 385,860 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 206,543 number in 1985.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Azerbaijan ranks 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.