School enrollment, preprimary in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: School enrollment, preprimary was 46.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Azerbaijan, 1981–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, preprimary in Azerbaijan stood at 46.3%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Azerbaijan peaked at 46.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1994.
Azerbaijan ranks 127th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 20.3% | — |
| 1986 | 21.8% | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 19.0% | -12.6% |
| 1990 | 21.0% | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 17.3% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 20.9% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +58.2% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | +3.6% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 46.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.8%, 64% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 46.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.3%, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +58.2% | 22.7% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.4% | 19.0% | 21.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.4% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 19.3% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 22.7% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 44.7% | 46.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0592 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Azerbaijan?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Azerbaijan was 46.3% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1994.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Azerbaijan ranks 127th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.