School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 13.47 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Azerbaijan, 1981–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 13.47 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Azerbaijan peaked at 13.47 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.84 years, in 1997.
Azerbaijan ranks 91st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11.09 years | — |
| 1986 | 11.54 years | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 11.35 years | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 11.07 years | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 11 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 11.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 10.8 years | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 10.44 years | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 10.24 years | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 9.94 years | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 9.84 years | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.31 years | +35.2% |
| 2019 | 13.47 years | +1.2% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 13.47 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.93 years, 97% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 13.47 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.71 years, 86% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +35.2% | 9.84 years | 13.31 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.33 years | 11.09 years | 11.54 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 10.55 years | 9.84 years | 11.07 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.39 years | 13.31 years | 13.47 years | 2 |
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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Azerbaijan?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Azerbaijan was 13.47 years in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.47 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.84 years in 1997.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Azerbaijan ranks 91st out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.