Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 22,481 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Azerbaijan, 1981–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 22,481 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Azerbaijan peaked at 25,836 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11,961 number, in 1981.
Azerbaijan ranks 56th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11,961 number | — |
| 1986 | 13,136 number | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 18,194 number | +38.5% |
| 1990 | 17,846 number | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 13,809 number | -22.6% |
| 1992 | 14,190 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 14,853 number | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 15,149 number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 15,537 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 24,022 number | +54.6% |
| 2007 | 24,753 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 23,662 number | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 25,836 number | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 25,806 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 25,568 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 24,887 number | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 25,510 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 21,318 number | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 21,031 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 20,654 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 20,574 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 20,222 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 22,481 number | +11.2% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 22,481 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,471 number, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 22,481 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,009 number, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +54.6% | 15,537 number | 24,022 number |
| 1989 | +38.5% | 13,136 number | 18,194 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14,430 number | 11,961 number | 18,194 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 15,231 number | 13,809 number | 17,846 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 24,568 number | 23,662 number | 25,836 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 22,805 number | 20,222 number | 25,806 number | 10 |
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 teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Azerbaijan?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Azerbaijan was 22,481 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 25,836 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,961 number in 1981.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Azerbaijan ranks 56th out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.