Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 49.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Azerbaijan, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Azerbaijan is 49.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 169.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Azerbaijan peaked at 54.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2000.
Azerbaijan ranks 117th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 14.6% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 18.0% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 46.7% | 54.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 38,731 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.67 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Azerbaijan?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Azerbaijan was 49.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Azerbaijan ranks 117th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.