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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Azerbaijan: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Azerbaijan is placed joint 38th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 0.027 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 83.49 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
joint38th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 0.027Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 83.49Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 95.87Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 3.66Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Azerbaijan on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Azerbaijan’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
0.027
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Azerbaijan: 0.027. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.004 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Armenia 1.084 · Georgia 6.167 · Iran 0.103 · Russia 4.935 · Türkiye 0.603
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Azerbaijan’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
83.49
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Azerbaijan: 83.49. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Western Asia
- 100 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Armenia 31.98 · Iran 59.82 · Russia 83.35 · Türkiye 98.02
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
95.87
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Azerbaijan: 95.87. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Western Asia
- 95.87 Azerbaijan
- Land neighbours
- Armenia 94.42 · Georgia 92.53 · Iran 75.5 · Russia 91.4 · Türkiye 78.12
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
3.66
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Azerbaijan: 3.66. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Western Asia
- 5.026 Kuwait
- Land neighbours
- Armenia 2.439 · Georgia 3.709 · Iran 2.824 · Russia 4.165
02Over time
Which way Azerbaijan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
AzerbaijanWorld median
Azerbaijan fell from 8.493 in 2000 to 0.027 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Azerbaijan World median 2024 0.03 3.691 2023 1.54 3.393 2022 4.22 3.002 2021 8.01 3.330 2020 8.19 2.678 2019 8.45 2.758 2018 3.89 2.439 2017 2.03 2.907 2016 0.79 2.954 2015 1.16 3.052 2014 0.75 3.904 2013 1.72 3.413 2012 7.86 3.408 2011 10.55 3.626 2010 12.75 3.491 2009 11.97 3.577 2008 13.33 3.878 2007 13.19 4.029 2006 12.84 4.338 2005 13.02 4.571 2004 12.52 3.791 2003 13.43 4.412 2002 11.75 4.144 2001 11.28 4.051 2000 8.49 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
AzerbaijanWorld median
Azerbaijan rose from 15.81 in 2000 to 83.49 in 2024; the world median went from 66.32 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Azerbaijan World median 2024 83.5 85.9 2023 95.6 87.6 2022 94.2 87.7 2021 92.2 87.0 2020 86.1 88.3 2019 74.2 88.8 2018 69.1 89.6 2017 61.3 87.4 2016 24.9 87.9 2015 27.6 88.2 2014 27.0 89.2 2013 32.3 88.0 2012 32.6 85.4 2011 32.0 86.2 2010 30.4 86.1 2009 26.0 84.8 2008 26.4 85.8 2007 27.4 86.7 2006 26.6 84.0 2005 25.0 82.2 2004 24.7 81.8 2003 25.2 78.3 2002 23.2 80.0 2001 21.9 80.8 2000 15.8 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
AzerbaijanWorld median
Azerbaijan rose from 63.29 in 2000 to 95.87 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Azerbaijan World median 2025 95.9 64.9 2024 95.4 65.0 2023 94.9 64.2 2022 94.3 63.6 2021 93.8 62.9 2020 93.2 62.2 2019 92.6 61.5 2018 91.8 60.9 2017 91.1 60.5 2016 90.5 60.1 2015 89.6 58.9 2014 88.5 57.0 2013 87.5 54.7 2012 86.4 52.4 2011 85.2 50.9 2010 83.9 49.5 2009 82.4 48.5 2008 80.6 47.4 2007 78.7 46.2 2006 76.5 45.0 2005 74.3 43.8 2004 72.0 42.9 2003 70.0 41.6 2002 67.9 40.3 2001 65.7 39.0 2000 63.3 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
AzerbaijanWorld median
Azerbaijan fell from 3.854 in 2000 to 3.66 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Azerbaijan World median 2023 3.660 3.7092 2022 3.047 4.0570 2021 3.702 4.2611 2020 4.332 4.4056 2019 3.176 4.1407 2018 2.455 4.2159 2017 2.474 4.1401 2016 2.903 4.2342 2015 2.952 4.2386 2014 2.633 4.2005 2013 2.442 4.3493 2012 2.068 4.0348 2011 2.436 3.9987 2010 2.781 4.1396 2009 3.224 4.6638 2008 2.441 4.4226 2007 2.549 4.1717 2006 2.556 4.0593 2005 2.975 4.0557 2004 3.448 3.9745 2003 3.286 4.1595 2002 3.154 4.0173 2001 3.503 4.1002 2000 3.854 3.8861
03In context
Azerbaijan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Azerbaijan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Türkiye | 28th | 0.603 | 98.02 | 78.12 | — |
| Azerbaijan | =38th | 0.027 | 83.49 | 95.87 | 3.66 |
 Georgia | 81st | 6.167 | — | 92.53 | 3.709 |
 Russia | 83rd | 4.935 | 83.35 | 91.4 | 4.165 |
 Iran | 104th | 0.103 | 59.82 | 75.5 | 2.824 |
 Armenia | =114th | 1.084 | 31.98 | 94.42 | 2.439 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Azerbaijan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Azerbaijan is ahead of the world, and behind
38 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median14
Statistics on which Azerbaijan does better than the middle country measured.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7691.8165.76No real change since 2013
Azerbaijan: 91.81 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 6th of 95 · derived.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9999.7893.99No earlier reading
Azerbaijan: 99.78 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 13th of 172 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.8898.22No earlier reading
Azerbaijan: 99.88 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5291.0220.529No earlier reading
Azerbaijan: 1.022 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6699.6893.66No real change since 2014
Azerbaijan: 99.68 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6715.6120.67No real change since 2016
Azerbaijan: 15.61 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 63rd of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2196.1289.21No real change since 2015
Azerbaijan: 96.12 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 54th of 164 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.860.7743.8No earlier reading
Azerbaijan: 60.77 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93311.079.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Azerbaijan: 11.07 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 69th of 193 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.951,663701.95No earlier reading
Azerbaijan: 1,663 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 145 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4398.4297.43▼ Worsened since 2015
Azerbaijan: 98.42 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 74th of 165 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9418.2827.941▲ Improved since 2010
Azerbaijan: 8.282 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 80th of 172 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0867.4360.08No earlier reading
Azerbaijan: 67.43 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32415.95414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Azerbaijan: 415.95 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 85th of 172 · derived.
Behind the world median17
Statistics on which Azerbaijan does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.221.244▼ Worsened since 2014
Azerbaijan: 1.22 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 41st of 95 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0237.5534.02No earlier reading
Azerbaijan: 37.55 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 62nd of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.4510.446No earlier reading
Azerbaijan: 0.451 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 74th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.8617.6719.86▼ Worsened since 2013
Azerbaijan: 17.67 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 51st of 90 · derived.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1991.1293.19▲ Improved since 2014
Azerbaijan: 91.12 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 63rd of 109 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3438.1096.343▲ Improved since 2014
Azerbaijan: 8.109 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 48th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7741.3452.77▲ Improved since 2014
Azerbaijan: 41.34 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 57th of 95 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3412.9113.34No real change since 2013
Azerbaijan: 12.91 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 117th of 195 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.938.1148.9No earlier reading
Azerbaijan: 38.11 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6676.898.66▲ Improved since 2016
Azerbaijan: 76.8 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4942.6825.494▼ Worsened since 2014
Azerbaijan: 2.682 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 49th of 75 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9349.0965.93▲ Improved since 2014
Azerbaijan: 49.09 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 78th of 120 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5913.1214.59▼ Worsened since 2014
Azerbaijan: 13.12 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 59th of 77 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.1820.814No real change since 2013
Azerbaijan: 0.182 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 68th of 84 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5930.8458.59No earlier reading
Azerbaijan: 30.84 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
Government Funding per Primary StudentUIS · 2022 · world median 17.819.04117.81▼ Worsened since 2019
Azerbaijan: 9.041 · world median 17.81 · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 3.771 to 34.57; higher is better.
Position 62nd of 68 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.0920.619No real change since 2015
Azerbaijan: 0.092 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 161st of 176 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 100100100No real change since 2016
Azerbaijan: 100 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1760.6238.17No earlier reading
Azerbaijan: 60.62 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.27918.245.279No real change since 2013
Azerbaijan: 18.24 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2409,9402,240Moved since 2022
Azerbaijan: 9,940 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.334.8135.3Moved since 2015
Azerbaijan: 34.81 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6014.9195.601Moved since 2015
Azerbaijan: 4.919 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 212No earlier reading
Azerbaijan: 1 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
No current reading for Azerbaijan
PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance and Trust in Scientists (last 2018). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Azerbaijan’s 14 topics
Education & Knowledge is Azerbaijan’s best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Education & Knowledgejoint 38th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 50th of 1844/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 59th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing72nd of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 89th of 1963/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience97th of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation99th of 1764/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 110th of 1824/4 keys
- Energy112th of 1653/3 keys
- Peace & Security124th of 1774/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions138th of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equality134th of 1834/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties164th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 168th of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Azerbaijan can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Asia
United Arab Emirates1st2/4 keysThis page
Azerbaijan=38th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Azerbaijan on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Azerbaijan rank on education & knowledge?
Azerbaijan is placed joint 38th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Azerbaijan?
0.027 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Azerbaijan?
83.49 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Azerbaijan compare with Russia on education & knowledge?
Russia is placed 83rd of 198, and Azerbaijan joint 38th. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Russia 4.935, Azerbaijan 0.027; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Russia 83.35, Azerbaijan 83.49; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Russia 91.4, Azerbaijan 95.87; Government Spending on Education: Russia 4.165, Azerbaijan 3.66.
How have Azerbaijan’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 8.493 in 2000 to 0.027 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 15.81 in 2000 to 83.49 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 63.29 in 2000 to 95.87 in 2025; Government Spending on Education fell from 3.854 in 2000 to 3.66 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Azerbaijan?
No current reading is published for Azerbaijan on PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance and Trust in Scientists. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 38 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Azerbaijan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Azerbaijan (banner) — * Original : Matthew Hadley (nickname diff_sky) derivative work: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen derivative work: Inkey, CC BY 1.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Azerbaijan: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/azerbaijan/education