Azerbaijan: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education)

Key figures

Since 2009 it is up 4.18 percentage points from 8.13% in 2009. The World Bank has no value for 1 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2022, Azerbaijan's unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) fell 0.75 percentage points on 2021 (from 13.06% to 12.31%).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2021), the average change was +0.41 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.17 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.47 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.46 percentage points in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.51 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 56% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Azerbaijan in the 2022 ranking

• Malaysia — 2nd of 2: 3.59%

What this measures

The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 13 values

Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) in nearby economies

• Albania — 7.58% (2024)
• Armenia — 10.27% (2023)
• Austria — 13.58% (2025)
• Belarus — 7.74% (2024)
• Belgium — 11.72% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 14.3% (2024)
• Bulgaria — 13.69% (2024)
• Croatia — 10.96% (2024)

More social protection & labor data for Azerbaijan

• Net migration — 8,731 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 43.09% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 43.67% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 43.4% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 69.29% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 72.57% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 70.89% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Azerbaijan's unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education)?

12.31% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2009?

It is up 4.18 percentage points from 8.13% in 2009. The highest value was 15.51% in 2020 and the lowest 8.13% in 2009.

Is the latest change in unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) unusual for Azerbaijan?

In 2022, Azerbaijan's unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) fell 0.75 percentage points on 2021 (from 13.06% to 12.31%). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2021), the average change was +0.41 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.17 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.BASC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 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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