School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 692,066 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan is 692,066 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan peaked at 946,551 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 384,085 number, in 1970.
Azerbaijan ranks 89th of 203 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 384,085 number | — |
| 1971 | 420,901 number | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 457,854 number | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 493,130 number | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 527,408 number | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 561,445 number | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 596,690 number | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 632,656 number | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 669,795 number | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 706,853 number | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 742,836 number | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 774,099 number | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 790,549 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 796,216 number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 792,480 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 780,254 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 762,837 number | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 733,787 number | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 704,546 number | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 679,693 number | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 664,906 number | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 661,978 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 665,846 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 665,481 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 662,578 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 657,525 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 653,223 number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 654,629 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 663,044 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 685,508 number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 746,664 number | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 777,290 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 806,875 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 828,137 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 858,801 number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 890,151 number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 916,109 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 939,534 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 946,551 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 945,948 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 938,352 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 921,536 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 904,344 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 874,936 number | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 843,710 number | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 801,124 number | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 800,743 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 761,787 number | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 723,998 number | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 692,066 number | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 545,082 number | 384,085 number | 706,853 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 755,730 number | 679,693 number | 796,216 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 663,472 number | 653,223 number | 685,508 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 865,606 number | 746,664 number | 946,551 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 826,260 number | 692,066 number | 938,352 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.62 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Azerbaijan was 692,066 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 946,551 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 384,085 number in 1970.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Azerbaijan ranks 89th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.