Literacy rate, adult female in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Literacy rate, adult female was 99.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, adult female in Azerbaijan, 1999–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Azerbaijan is 99.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Azerbaijan peaked at 99.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 1999.
That places Azerbaijan 3rd out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, adult female in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.2% | — |
| 2007 | 99.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 99.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 99.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More gender data for Azerbaijan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,956 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,710 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,710 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 56,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 62,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 57,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 63,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 58,825 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Azerbaijan?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Azerbaijan was 99.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 1999.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Azerbaijan ranks 3rd out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.