Teachers in primary education, female in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Teachers in primary education, female was 37,936 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Azerbaijan, 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Azerbaijan is 37,936 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Azerbaijan peaked at 38,550 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19,762 number, in 1991.
That places Azerbaijan 75th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19,762 number | — |
| 1992 | 20,495 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 20,674 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 23,429 number | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 26,635 number | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 28,415 number | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 28,352 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 28,674 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 30,387 number | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 31,009 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 33,889 number | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 34,636 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 35,392 number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 36,101 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 36,079 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 37,213 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 38,201 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 38,281 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 38,541 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 38,550 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38,299 number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 37,048 number | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 36,992 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 36,992 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36,779 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 34,075 number | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 35,632 number | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 38,255 number | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 37,936 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,203 number | 19,762 number | 30,387 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 35,934 number | 31,009 number | 38,541 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,056 number | 34,075 number | 38,550 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 teachers in primary education, female in Azerbaijan?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Azerbaijan was 37,936 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 38,550 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,762 number in 1991.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Azerbaijan ranks 75th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.