Average years of schooling among adults in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Average years of schooling among adults was 11.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Azerbaijan, 1995–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Azerbaijan stood at 11.07 years. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Azerbaijan peaked at 11.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.1 years, in 1995.
That places Azerbaijan 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.18 years | 10.1 years | 10.26 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.47 years | 10.3 years | 10.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.61 years | 10.57 years | 10.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.91 years | 10.75 years | 11.07 years | 4 |
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 0-14 21.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 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 average years of schooling among adults in Azerbaijan?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Azerbaijan was 11.07 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.07 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1 years in 1995.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Azerbaijan ranks 69th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.