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Education · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Azerbaijan: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 46.3% (2021), 119th of 176 in the world and 43rd of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 105.6% (2024), 47th of 191 in the world and 8th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 97.2% (2024), 64th of 168 in the world and 28th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Azerbaijan in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 46.3%2021 | 119/176 | 43/51 | 19.3% | 25.6% | 44.7% | +19.7 ppsince 2011 | 78.3% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 105.6%2024 | 47/191 | 8/53 | 97.2% | 93.8% | 98.2% | −0.4 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 97.2%2024 | 64/168 | 28/47 | 89.5% | 89.5% | 98.5% | −0.9 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 91.1%2024 | 97/176 | 44/53 | · | 83.1% | 91.4% | +7.7 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 80.3%2024 | 111/168 | 47/50 | 38.2% | 90.6% | 84.2% | −6.3 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 41.3%2024 | 99/172 | 49/52 | · | 19.3% | 36.4% | +18.2 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.0%2024 | 177/178 | 51/51 | 8.5% | 12.8% | 8.2% | −0.7 ppsince 2014 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 99.8%2023 | 12/141 | 10/27 | 98.8%1999 | 99.8% | 99.8%2019 | ±0.0 ppsince 2013 | 98.8% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.9%2023 | 15/148 | 8/27 | 99.9%1999 | 99.9% | 99.9%2019 | −0.1 ppsince 2013 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 15.42018 | 108/173 | 13/48 | 18.7 | 11.0 | 15.42018 | +37%since 2008 | 14.9 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.7%2023 | 114/184 | 38/49 | 3.9% | 2.8% | 4.3% | +1.2 ppsince 2013 | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 11.9%2025 | 107/179 | 24/49 | 21.1% | 8.7% | 10.8% | +4.3 ppsince 2015 | 11.7% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+19.7 pp46.3% in 2021
- Secondary enrolment+7.7 pp91.1% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+18.2 pp41.3% in 2024
- Out-of-school children−0.7 pp0.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−0.9 pp97.2% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion−6.3 pp80.3% in 2024
- Youth literacy−0.1 pp99.9% in 2023
- Pupils per teacher+37%15.4 in 2018
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Azerbaijan and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Azerbaijan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Azerbaijan | Russia | Iran | Türkiye | Georgia | Armenia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 46.3%2021 | 86.0%2019 | 72.5%2020 | 39.7%2020 | 95.2%2020 | 28.8%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 105.6%2024 | 97.7%2023 | 102.0%2023 | 102.4%2023 | 99.4%2024 | 102.0%2024 |
| Primary completion | 97.2%2024 | 100.0%2019 | 97.4%2023 | 90.6%2023 | 103.8%2024 | 98.2%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 91.1%2024 | 92.5%2023 | 85.1%2023 | 118.4%2023 | 101.0%2024 | 90.9%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 80.3%2024 | 97.0%2019 | 85.2%2023 | 91.8%2023 | 85.9%2024 | 97.9%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 41.3%2024 | 60.4%2024 | 58.7%2022 | 105.9%2023 | 89.5%2025 | 52.8%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.0%2024 | 4.9%2023 | 0.1%2023 | 0.6%2023 | 6.2%2024 | 1.1%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 99.8%2023 | 99.9%2021 | 88.9%2023 | 97.3%2021 | 99.7%2024 | 99.8%2023 |
| Youth literacy | 99.9%2023 | 99.9%2021 | 98.7%2023 | 92.2%2022 | 99.7%2024 | 99.9%2023 |