UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 10.54 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
10.54
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
49th
of 93 countries
All-time high
10.56
in 2016
All-time low
9.92
in 1999
Years of data
12
1999–2017

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Azerbaijan, 1999–2017

02.557.5101999200820171999: 9.92007: 10.42008: 10.42009: 10.52010: 10.52011: 10.52012: 10.52013: 10.52014: 10.52015: 10.52016: 10.62017: 10.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 10.54 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Azerbaijan peaked at 10.56 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.92, in 1999.

Azerbaijan ranks 49th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Azerbaijan, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes in Azerbaijan, 1999 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1999 9.92
2007 10.44 +5.2%
2008 10.45 +0.1%
2009 10.45 +0.1%
2010 10.47 +0.1%
2011 10.47 +0.0%
2012 10.47 +0.0%
2013 10.48 +0.0%
2014 10.48 +0.0%
2015 10.48 -0.0%
2016 10.56 +0.8%
2017 10.54 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.92 9.92 9.92 1
2000s 10.44 10.44 10.45 3
2010s 10.49 10.47 10.56 8

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 46 Sri Lanka 10.63 compare
  2. 47 Chile 10.58 compare
  3. 48 Trinidad and Tobago 10.56 compare
  4. 50 Macau, China 10.53 compare
  5. 51 Andorra 10.5 compare
  6. 52 Belize 10.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Azerbaijan?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Azerbaijan was 10.54 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 10.56 in 2016.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 9.92 in 1999.
How does Azerbaijan rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Azerbaijan ranks 49th out of 93 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/