Azerbaijan's children out of school, primary was 152 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 95.82% from 3,638 in 2014 (27.21% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 152 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 55,687 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 3,638 | 2014 |
| Highest | 88,738 | 2003 |
| Lowest | 152 | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 24,661 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 61,173 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Azerbaijan's children out of school, primary fell 98.4% on 2023 (from 9,457 to 152).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +6.9% and a typical year strayed about 60.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 175.8% in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 98.4% in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Azerbaijan had the 95th highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 152 | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 9.28 million | 2025 |
Closest to Azerbaijan in the 2024 ranking
- Maldives — 92nd of 101: 417.77
- Cayman Islands — 93rd of 101: 234
- Lithuania — 94th of 101: 156
- Luxembourg — 96th of 101: 111
- Andorra — 97th of 101: 102
- San Marino — 98th of 101: 91
What this measures
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 25 values
| Year | Children out of school, primary |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 152 |
| 2023 | 9,457 |
| 2022 | 26,995 |
| 2021 | 52,916 |
| 2020 | 54,317 |
| 2019 | 55,687 |
| 2018 | 24,804 |
| 2017 | 11,966 |
| 2016 | 4,339 |
| 2015 | 5,980 |
| 2014 |
Children out of school, primary in nearby economies
More education data for Azerbaijan
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 603,966 (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 46.29% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers — 38,731 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers (% female) — 94.18% (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 46.22% (2021)
- School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Azerbaijan's children out of school, primary?
- 152 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is down 99.75% from 61,173 in 2000 (22.11% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 88,738 in 2003 and the lowest 152 in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank?
- 95th highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for Azerbaijan?
- In 2024, Azerbaijan's children out of school, primary fell 98.4% on 2023 (from 9,457 to 152). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +6.9% and a typical year strayed about 60.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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