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.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +75.2% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 50.3% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | -1.9% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 49.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.3%, 73% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 49.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 87.9%, 56% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school 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 | +75.2% | 18.0% | 31.6% |
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
- 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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.